diff --git a/templates/lxc-opensuse.in b/templates/lxc-opensuse.in
index 8d93222f22..6580bcbc1e 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-opensuse.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-opensuse.in
@@ -102,8 +102,10 @@ EOF
     ln -s /dev/null $rootfs/etc/systemd/system/proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.automount
     ln -s /dev/null $rootfs/etc/systemd/system/console-shell.service
     ln -s /dev/null $rootfs/etc/systemd/system/systemd-vconsole-setup.service
+    # enable getty and console services
     sed -e 's/ConditionPathExists=.*//' $rootfs/usr/lib/systemd/system/getty@.service > $rootfs/etc/systemd/system/getty@.service
     ln -s getty@.service $rootfs/etc/systemd/system/getty@tty1.service
+    mkdir -p $rootfs/etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/
     ln -s ../getty@.service $rootfs/etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/getty@console.service
     ln -s -f ../getty@.service $rootfs/etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/getty@tty1.service
     ln -s ../getty@.service $rootfs/etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/getty@tty2.service