diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/setup.c b/arch/s390/kernel/setup.c
index 382d73da134cf..93538e63fa03f 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/setup.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static void __init set_preferred_console(void)
 	else if (CONSOLE_IS_3270)
 		add_preferred_console("tty3270", 0, NULL);
 	else if (CONSOLE_IS_VT220)
-		add_preferred_console("ttyS", 1, NULL);
+		add_preferred_console("ttysclp", 0, NULL);
 	else if (CONSOLE_IS_HVC)
 		add_preferred_console("hvc", 0, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_vt220.c b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_vt220.c
index 047f812d1a1c8..71ed1bf155984 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_vt220.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_vt220.c
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 #define SCLP_VT220_MINOR		65
 #define SCLP_VT220_DRIVER_NAME		"sclp_vt220"
 #define SCLP_VT220_DEVICE_NAME		"ttysclp"
-#define SCLP_VT220_CONSOLE_NAME		"ttyS"
-#define SCLP_VT220_CONSOLE_INDEX	1	/* console=ttyS1 */
+#define SCLP_VT220_CONSOLE_NAME		"ttysclp"
+#define SCLP_VT220_CONSOLE_INDEX	0	/* console=ttysclp0 */
 
 /* Representation of a single write request */
 struct sclp_vt220_request {