diff --git a/packages/tools/syslinux/image b/packages/tools/syslinux/image
index 8fd2b0daf7..894f3ca9d0 100755
--- a/packages/tools/syslinux/image
+++ b/packages/tools/syslinux/image
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ MENU COLOR tabmsg       31;40   #ff868787 #00000000 std
 LABEL installer
   MENU LABEL Run OpenELEC Installer
   KERNEL /KERNEL
-  APPEND boot=UUID=$UUID_SYSTEM installer quiet vga=current
+  APPEND boot=UUID=$UUID_SYSTEM installer quiet tty vga=current
 
 LABEL live
   MENU LABEL Run OpenELEC Live