diff --git a/lib/constants.py b/lib/constants.py
index 4edc36e4c4b88ad49c6bedfcebeab89d8fc0db33..e5c9f9705a71fa044500b582cf1b57fb6f51be03 100644
--- a/lib/constants.py
+++ b/lib/constants.py
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ LOG_WATCHER = LOG_DIR + "watcher.log"
 LOG_COMMANDS = LOG_DIR + "commands.log"
 LOG_BURNIN = LOG_DIR + "burnin.log"
 
+DEV_CONSOLE = "/dev/console"
+
 # one of 'no', 'yes', 'only'
 SYSLOG_USAGE = _autoconf.SYSLOG_USAGE
 SYSLOG_NO = "no"