diff --git a/package/boot/uboot-sifiveu/patches/200-invalid-version.patch b/package/boot/uboot-sifiveu/patches/200-invalid-version.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd52b479f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/boot/uboot-sifiveu/patches/200-invalid-version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/scripts/dtc/pylibfdt/Makefile
++++ b/scripts/dtc/pylibfdt/Makefile
+@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
+       cmd_pymod = unset CROSS_COMPILE; unset CFLAGS; \
+ 		CC="$(HOSTCC)" LDSHARED="$(HOSTCC) -shared " \
+ 		LDFLAGS="$(HOSTLDFLAGS)" \
+-		VERSION="u-boot-$(UBOOTVERSION)" \
++		VERSION="$(UBOOTVERSION)" \
+ 		CPPFLAGS="$(HOSTCFLAGS) -I$(LIBFDT_srcdir)" OBJDIR=$(obj) \
+ 		SOURCES="$(PYLIBFDT_srcs)" \
+ 		SWIG_OPTS="-I$(LIBFDT_srcdir) -I$(LIBFDT_srcdir)/.." \
diff --git a/target/linux/sifiveu/base-files/etc/inittab b/target/linux/sifiveu/base-files/etc/inittab
index 69f97c47c8..0d8ead1d91 100644
--- a/target/linux/sifiveu/base-files/etc/inittab
+++ b/target/linux/sifiveu/base-files/etc/inittab
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS S boot
 ::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K shutdown
 ttySIF0::askfirst:/usr/libexec/login.sh
+ttyS0::askfirst:/usr/libexec/login.sh
 tty1::askfirst:/usr/libexec/login.sh