1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/init/init.c b/init/init.c
index 6eb76b80e..0813d1b5f 100644
--- a/init/init.c
+++ b/init/init.c
@@ -297,6 +297,11 @@ static void console_init(void)
         s = getenv("CONSOLE");
         if (!s)
                 s = getenv("console");
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)
+        /* BSD people say their kernels do not open fd 0,1,2; they need this: */
+        if (!s)
+                s = (char*)"/dev/console";
+#endif
         if (s) {
                 int fd = open(s, O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK | O_NOCTTY);
                 if (fd >= 0) {