diff --git a/base/runit/runit.conf b/base/runit/runit.conf
index 2f70f6fce..c077c3e2d 100644
--- a/base/runit/runit.conf
+++ b/base/runit/runit.conf
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ if [ "$SDECFG_INIT" == "runit" ]; then
 			if [ "$i" == "console" -o "$i" == "vc/1" ]; then
 				agettyargs='-L -i -I '"'"'\012\015\012Maintenance Console:\012'"'"
 			else
-				agettyargs='-f /etc/issue.ansi'
+				agettyargs='-f /etc/issue'
 			fi
 			cat << EOT > $root/$sysconfdir/getty-${i#vc/}/run
 #!/bin/sh