diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab/start_getty b/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab/start_getty
index 7106fb72fb..f60409eae3 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab/start_getty
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab/start_getty
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@ esac
 
 if [ -e /sys/class/tty/$2 -a -c /dev/$2 ]; then
 	${setsid:-} ${getty} ${options:-} -L $1 $2 $3
+else
+    # Prevent respawning to fast error if /dev entry does not exist
+    sleep 1000
 fi