diff --git a/meta-digi-arm/conf/machine/ccimx6sbc.conf b/meta-digi-arm/conf/machine/ccimx6sbc.conf
index 31804f96e..4b70319bb 100644
--- a/meta-digi-arm/conf/machine/ccimx6sbc.conf
+++ b/meta-digi-arm/conf/machine/ccimx6sbc.conf
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ KERNEL_DEVICETREE ?= " \
     imx6dl-ccimx6sbc-id131.dtb \
 "
 
-SERIAL_CONSOLES = "115200;ttymxc3"
+SERIAL_CONSOLES ?= "115200;ttymxc3"
 
 # Bluetooth tty
 BT_TTY ?= "ttymxc1"
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_2.88dsf.bbappend b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_2.88dsf.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..551283000
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_2.88dsf.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2016 Digi International.
+
+python __anonymous () {
+    if d.getVar("TRUSTFENCE_CONSOLE_DISABLE", True):
+        d.setVar("SERIAL_CONSOLES", "")
+}