diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.7.4/linux-003-no_dev_console.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.7.4/linux-003-no_dev_console.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index df35a7ab9a..0000000000
--- a/packages/linux/patches/4.7.4/linux-003-no_dev_console.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
-index 9484f4b..db55edd 100644
---- a/init/main.c
-+++ b/init/main.c
-@@ -880,8 +880,14 @@ static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void)
- 	do_basic_setup();
- 
- 	/* Open the /dev/console on the rootfs, this should never fail */
--	if (sys_open((const char __user *) "/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
--		pr_err("Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
-+	char *console = "/dev_console";
-+
-+	if (sys_open((const char __user *) "/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0) {
-+		sys_mknod(console, S_IFCHR|0600, (TTYAUX_MAJOR<<8)|1);
-+		if (sys_open(console, O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
-+			printk(KERN_WARNING "Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
-+		sys_unlink(console);
-+	}
- 
- 	(void) sys_dup(0);
- 	(void) sys_dup(0);
diff --git a/packages/virtual/initramfs/package.mk b/packages/virtual/initramfs/package.mk
index 616221935a..aef5d6b2b3 100644
--- a/packages/virtual/initramfs/package.mk
+++ b/packages/virtual/initramfs/package.mk
@@ -43,11 +43,12 @@ if [ "$INITRAMFS_PARTED_SUPPORT" = yes ]; then
 fi
 
 post_install() {
-  cd $ROOT/$BUILD/initramfs
+  ( cd $ROOT/$BUILD/initramfs
     if [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = "x86_64" -o "$TARGET_ARCH" = "powerpc64" ]; then
       ln -s /lib $ROOT/$BUILD/initramfs/lib64
     fi
     mkdir -p $ROOT/$BUILD/image/
-    find . | cpio -H newc -ov -R 0:0 > $ROOT/$BUILD/image/initramfs.cpio
-  cd -
+    fakeroot -- sh -c \
+      "mkdir -p dev; mknod -m 600 dev/console c 5 1; find . | cpio -H newc -ov -R 0:0 > $ROOT/$BUILD/image/initramfs.cpio"
+  )
 }
diff --git a/projects/Odroid_C2/patches/linux/linux-003-no_dev_console.patch b/projects/Odroid_C2/patches/linux/linux-003-no_dev_console.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index da6340f875..0000000000
--- a/projects/Odroid_C2/patches/linux/linux-003-no_dev_console.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-diff -Naur a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
---- a/init/main.c	2016-08-22 17:01:25.000000000 +0200
-+++ b/init/main.c	2016-08-22 17:09:48.000000000 +0200
-@@ -915,8 +915,14 @@
- 	do_basic_setup();
- 
- 	/* Open the /dev/console on the rootfs, this should never fail */
--	if (sys_open((const char __user *) "/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
--		pr_err("Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
-+	char *console = "/dev_console";
-+
-+	if (sys_open((const char __user *) "/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0) {
-+		sys_mknod(console, S_IFCHR|0600, (TTYAUX_MAJOR<<8)|1);
-+		if (sys_open(console, O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
-+			printk(KERN_WARNING "Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
-+		sys_unlink(console);
-+	}
- 
- 	(void) sys_dup(0);
- 	(void) sys_dup(0);
diff --git a/projects/WeTek_Core/patches/linux/40-no_dev_console.patch b/projects/WeTek_Core/patches/linux/40-no_dev_console.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index df35a7ab9a..0000000000
--- a/projects/WeTek_Core/patches/linux/40-no_dev_console.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
-index 9484f4b..db55edd 100644
---- a/init/main.c
-+++ b/init/main.c
-@@ -880,8 +880,14 @@ static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void)
- 	do_basic_setup();
- 
- 	/* Open the /dev/console on the rootfs, this should never fail */
--	if (sys_open((const char __user *) "/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
--		pr_err("Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
-+	char *console = "/dev_console";
-+
-+	if (sys_open((const char __user *) "/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0) {
-+		sys_mknod(console, S_IFCHR|0600, (TTYAUX_MAJOR<<8)|1);
-+		if (sys_open(console, O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
-+			printk(KERN_WARNING "Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
-+		sys_unlink(console);
-+	}
- 
- 	(void) sys_dup(0);
- 	(void) sys_dup(0);
diff --git a/projects/WeTek_Hub/patches/linux/no_dev_console.patch b/projects/WeTek_Hub/patches/linux/no_dev_console.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index df35a7ab9a..0000000000
--- a/projects/WeTek_Hub/patches/linux/no_dev_console.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
-index 9484f4b..db55edd 100644
---- a/init/main.c
-+++ b/init/main.c
-@@ -880,8 +880,14 @@ static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void)
- 	do_basic_setup();
- 
- 	/* Open the /dev/console on the rootfs, this should never fail */
--	if (sys_open((const char __user *) "/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
--		pr_err("Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
-+	char *console = "/dev_console";
-+
-+	if (sys_open((const char __user *) "/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0) {
-+		sys_mknod(console, S_IFCHR|0600, (TTYAUX_MAJOR<<8)|1);
-+		if (sys_open(console, O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
-+			printk(KERN_WARNING "Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
-+		sys_unlink(console);
-+	}
- 
- 	(void) sys_dup(0);
- 	(void) sys_dup(0);
diff --git a/projects/WeTek_Play/patches/linux/020-no_dev_console.patch b/projects/WeTek_Play/patches/linux/020-no_dev_console.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index df35a7ab9a..0000000000
--- a/projects/WeTek_Play/patches/linux/020-no_dev_console.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
-index 9484f4b..db55edd 100644
---- a/init/main.c
-+++ b/init/main.c
-@@ -880,8 +880,14 @@ static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void)
- 	do_basic_setup();
- 
- 	/* Open the /dev/console on the rootfs, this should never fail */
--	if (sys_open((const char __user *) "/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
--		pr_err("Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
-+	char *console = "/dev_console";
-+
-+	if (sys_open((const char __user *) "/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0) {
-+		sys_mknod(console, S_IFCHR|0600, (TTYAUX_MAJOR<<8)|1);
-+		if (sys_open(console, O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
-+			printk(KERN_WARNING "Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
-+		sys_unlink(console);
-+	}
- 
- 	(void) sys_dup(0);
- 	(void) sys_dup(0);
diff --git a/projects/imx6/patches/linux/3.14-mx6-sr/linux-003-no_dev_console.patch b/projects/imx6/patches/linux/3.14-mx6-sr/linux-003-no_dev_console.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index df35a7ab9a..0000000000
--- a/projects/imx6/patches/linux/3.14-mx6-sr/linux-003-no_dev_console.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
-index 9484f4b..db55edd 100644
---- a/init/main.c
-+++ b/init/main.c
-@@ -880,8 +880,14 @@ static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void)
- 	do_basic_setup();
- 
- 	/* Open the /dev/console on the rootfs, this should never fail */
--	if (sys_open((const char __user *) "/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
--		pr_err("Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
-+	char *console = "/dev_console";
-+
-+	if (sys_open((const char __user *) "/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0) {
-+		sys_mknod(console, S_IFCHR|0600, (TTYAUX_MAJOR<<8)|1);
-+		if (sys_open(console, O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
-+			printk(KERN_WARNING "Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
-+		sys_unlink(console);
-+	}
- 
- 	(void) sys_dup(0);
- 	(void) sys_dup(0);
diff --git a/projects/imx6/patches/linux/4.4-xbian/linux-003-no_dev_console.patch b/projects/imx6/patches/linux/4.4-xbian/linux-003-no_dev_console.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index df35a7ab9a..0000000000
--- a/projects/imx6/patches/linux/4.4-xbian/linux-003-no_dev_console.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
-index 9484f4b..db55edd 100644
---- a/init/main.c
-+++ b/init/main.c
-@@ -880,8 +880,14 @@ static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void)
- 	do_basic_setup();
- 
- 	/* Open the /dev/console on the rootfs, this should never fail */
--	if (sys_open((const char __user *) "/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
--		pr_err("Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
-+	char *console = "/dev_console";
-+
-+	if (sys_open((const char __user *) "/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0) {
-+		sys_mknod(console, S_IFCHR|0600, (TTYAUX_MAJOR<<8)|1);
-+		if (sys_open(console, O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
-+			printk(KERN_WARNING "Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
-+		sys_unlink(console);
-+	}
- 
- 	(void) sys_dup(0);
- 	(void) sys_dup(0);