diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/um_arch.c b/arch/um/kernel/um_arch.c
index 9838967d0b2f..9c6991f42131 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/um_arch.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/um_arch.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "um_arch.h"
 
 #define DEFAULT_COMMAND_LINE_ROOT "root=98:0"
-#define DEFAULT_COMMAND_LINE_CONSOLE "console=tty"
+#define DEFAULT_COMMAND_LINE_CONSOLE "console=tty0"
 
 /* Changed in add_arg and setup_arch, which run before SMP is started */
 static char __initdata command_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE] = { 0 };