diff --git a/hooks/arch_remote b/hooks/arch_remote
index 36bb9409d..814683a87 100644
--- a/hooks/arch_remote
+++ b/hooks/arch_remote
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ run_hook ()
     # fix daemons
     sed -i -e 's|^DAEMONS=(@syslog-ng)|DAEMONS=(@syslog-ng @network @portmap @sshd @xinetd)|g' /etc/rc.conf
     # fix serial console
-    dmesg | grep tty >/dev/null && sed -i -e 's/^#c0/c0/g' /etc/inittab
+    dmesg | grep ttyS0 >/dev/null && sed -i -e 's/^#c0/c0/g' /etc/inittab
 }