diff --git i/units/serial-getty@.service.m4 w/units/serial-getty@.service.m4
index 8ab8e0e..f9d4615 100644
--- i/units/serial-getty@.service.m4
+++ w/units/serial-getty@.service.m4
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Before=rescue.service
 # option to preserve environment (-p), followed by '--' for safety, and then
 # the entered username.
 ExecStart=-/bin/agetty -o '-p -- \\u' --keep-baud 115200,38400,9600 %I $TERM
-Type=idle
+Type=simple
 Restart=always
 UtmpIdentifier=%I
 TTYPath=/dev/%I