diff --git a/fs/initramfs/init b/fs/initramfs/init
index 751cb270f1..a275482177 100755
--- a/fs/initramfs/init
+++ b/fs/initramfs/init
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # devtmpfs does not get automounted for initramfs
 /bin/mount -t devtmpfs devtmpfs /dev
+exec 0</dev/console
+exec 1>/dev/console
+exec 2>/dev/console
 exec /sbin/init $*