diff --git a/bootstrapvz/common/tasks/grub.py b/bootstrapvz/common/tasks/grub.py
index 34a0141..5607dc1 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/common/tasks/grub.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/common/tasks/grub.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class ConfigureGrub(Task):
 		grub_def = os.path.join(info.root, 'etc/default/grub')
 		sed_i(grub_def, '^#GRUB_TERMINAL=console', 'GRUB_TERMINAL=console')
 		sed_i(grub_def, '^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet"',
-		                'GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="console=hvc0"')
+		                'GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="console=ttyS0"')
 		sed_i(grub_def, '^GRUB_TIMEOUT=[0-9]+', 'GRUB_TIMEOUT=0\n'
 		                                        'GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0\n'
 		                                        'GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true')