diff --git a/defaults/linuxrc b/defaults/linuxrc
index 9e40b31..0083fce 100755
--- a/defaults/linuxrc
+++ b/defaults/linuxrc
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ do
 		# Redirect output to a specific tty
 		CONSOLE\=*|console\=*)
 			CONSOLE=`parse_opt "${x}"`
+			CONSOLE=`basename ${CONSOLE}`
 #			exec >${CONSOLE} <${CONSOLE} 2>&1
 		;;
 		# /dev/md