diff --git a/initramfs-init.in b/initramfs-init.in
index 8233af46afdfe89a56cdd970777588f90bf7a05b..81a18c95da2c09c6649cb290cb0468d41f1ff3a0 100755
--- a/initramfs-init.in
+++ b/initramfs-init.in
@@ -105,34 +105,28 @@ rc_add() {
 	ln -sf /etc/init.d/$1 $sysroot/etc/runlevels/$2/$1
 }
 
-setup_inittab_console(){
-	while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
-		local tty=${1%,*}
-		local speed=${1#*,}
-		local line=
-		local term=
-		case "$tty" in
-			ttyS*|ttyMFD*|ttyUSB*|ttyAMA*)
-				term=vt100
-				line=-L
-				flow=${speed##*[^r]}
-				speed=${speed%%[^0-9]*}
-				speed=${speed:-115200}
-				;;
-			*)
-				[ "$speed" = "$1" ] && speed=38400
-				;;
-		esac
-		shift
+# Recursively resolve tty aliases like console or tty0
+list_console_devices() {
+	if ! [ -e /sys/class/tty/$1/active ]; then
+		echo $1
+		return
+	fi
 
-		# skip "current console" from being added to inittab
-		[ "$tty" = "tty0" ] && continue
+	for dev in $(cat /sys/class/tty/$1/active); do
+		list_console_devices $dev
+	done
+}
 
+setup_inittab_console(){
+	term=vt100
+	# Inquire the kernel for list of console= devices
+	for tty in $(list_console_devices console); do
 		# do nothing if inittab already have the tty set up
 		if ! grep -q "^$tty:" $sysroot/etc/inittab; then
 			echo "# enable login on alternative console" \
 				>> $sysroot/etc/inittab
-			echo "$tty::respawn:/sbin/getty ${flow:+-h }$line $speed $tty $term" \
+			# Baudrate of 0 keeps settings from kernel
+			echo "$tty::respawn:/sbin/getty -L 0 $tty $term" \
 				>> $sysroot/etc/inittab
 		fi
 		if [ -e "$sysroot"/etc/securetty ] && ! grep -q -w "$tty" "$sysroot"/etc/securetty; then
@@ -292,10 +286,6 @@ for opt; do
 		SINGLEMODE=yes
 		continue
 		;;
-	console=*)
-		CONSOLE="$CONSOLE ${opt#console=}"
-		continue
-		;;
 	esac
 
 	for i in $myopts; do
@@ -707,7 +697,7 @@ if [ -f "$sysroot"/etc/fstab ]; then
 fi
 
 # fix inittab if alternative console
-setup_inittab_console $CONSOLE
+setup_inittab_console
 
 # copy alpine release info
 #if ! [ -f "$sysroot"/etc/alpine-release ] && [ -f $ALPINE_MNT/.alpine-release ]; then