diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/classes/trustfence.bbclass b/meta-digi-dey/classes/trustfence.bbclass
index bd627dec7..e37dc54d2 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/classes/trustfence.bbclass
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/classes/trustfence.bbclass
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ python () {
     import hashlib
 
     # Secure console configuration
-    if d.getVar("TRUSTFENCE_CONSOLE_DISABLE", True):
+    if (d.getVar("TRUSTFENCE_CONSOLE_DISABLE", True) == "1"):
         d.appendVar("UBOOT_EXTRA_CONF", "CONFIG_CONSOLE_DISABLE=y ")
         if d.getVar("TRUSTFENCE_CONSOLE_PASSPHRASE_ENABLE", True):
             passphrase_hash = hashlib.sha256(d.getVar("TRUSTFENCE_CONSOLE_PASSPHRASE_ENABLE")).hexdigest()
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-serialgetty.bbappend b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-serialgetty.bbappend
index 551283000..f489f61be 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-serialgetty.bbappend
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-serialgetty.bbappend
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2016 Digi International.
 
 python __anonymous () {
-    if d.getVar("TRUSTFENCE_CONSOLE_DISABLE", True):
+    if (d.getVar("TRUSTFENCE_CONSOLE_DISABLE", True) == "1"):
         d.setVar("SERIAL_CONSOLES", "")
 }
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
index 551283000..f489f61be 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_2.88dsf.bbappend
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_2.88dsf.bbappend
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2016 Digi International.
 
 python __anonymous () {
-    if d.getVar("TRUSTFENCE_CONSOLE_DISABLE", True):
+    if (d.getVar("TRUSTFENCE_CONSOLE_DISABLE", True) == "1"):
         d.setVar("SERIAL_CONSOLES", "")
 }