diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
index 57992f478f..81e2e6735a 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ LIVE="no"
 
 BREAK_TRIPPED="no"
 
+BIGFONT="1080"
+
 # Get a serial number if present (eg. RPi) otherwise use MAC address from eth0
 MACHINE_UID="$(cat /proc/cpuinfo | awk '/^Serial/{s=$3; gsub ("^0*","",s); print s}')"
 [ -z "$MACHINE_UID" ] && MACHINE_UID="$(cat /sys/class/net/eth0/address 2>/dev/null | tr -d :)"
@@ -373,7 +375,7 @@ set_consolefont() {
   progress "Set console font"
   if [ -e /dev/fb0 ]; then
     vres="$(fbset 2>/dev/null | awk '/geometry/ { print $3 }')"
-    if [ $vres -gt 1080 ]; then
+    if [ $vres -gt "$BIGFONT" ]; then
       setfont -C /dev/tty0 ter-v32b.psf
     fi
   fi
@@ -1047,6 +1049,9 @@ for arg in $(cat /proc/cmdline); do
     break=*)
       BREAK="${arg#*=}"
       ;;
+    bigfont=*)
+      BIGFONT="${arg#*=}"
+      ;;
   esac
 done