diff --git a/templates/lxc-alpine.in b/templates/lxc-alpine.in
index 18f163c..535d0ef 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-alpine.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-alpine.in
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ make_dev_nodes() {
 
 	mknod -m 666 dev/tty c 5 0
 	chown 0:5 dev/tty  # root:tty
-	mknod -m 620 dev/console c 5 1
 	mknod -m 666 dev/ptmx c 5 2
 	chown 0:5 dev/ptmx  # root:tty
 }