diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_2.88dsf.bb b/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_2.88dsf.bb
index 5b79caf..b289853 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_2.88dsf.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_2.88dsf.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ DESCRIPTION = "Inittab for sysvinit"
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/files/common-licenses/GPL-2.0;md5=801f80980d171dd6425610833a22dbe6"
 
-PR = "r8"
+PR = "r9"
 
 SRC_URI = "file://inittab"
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ EOF
 
 pkg_postinst_${PN} () {
 # run this on the target
-if [ "x$D" = "x" ]; then
+if [ "x$D" = "x" ] && [ -e /proc/consoles ]; then
 	tmp="${SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK}"
 	for i in $tmp
 	do