diff --git a/bitelab/__init__.py b/bitelab/__init__.py
index 39c4892..fd3bca1 100644
--- a/bitelab/__init__.py
+++ b/bitelab/__init__.py
@@ -77,16 +77,19 @@ class SerialConsole(DefROAttribute):
 	defattrname = 'console'
 
 	async def activate(self, brd):
-		cmd = ('devfs', '-m', brd.attrs['devfspath'], 'rule', 'apply',
-		    'path', os.path.basename(self._value), 'unhide', )
-		sub = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*cmd,
-		    stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-		    stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+		devname = os.path.basename(self._value)
+
+		for i in (devname, devname + '.*'):
+			cmd = ('devfs', '-m', brd.attrs['devfspath'], 'rule',
+			    'apply', 'path', i, 'unhide', )
+			sub = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*cmd,
+			    stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+			    stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
 
-		ret = await sub.wait()
+			ret = await sub.wait()
 
-		if ret:
-			raise RuntimeError('activate failed: %d' % ret)
+			if ret:
+				raise RuntimeError('activate failed: %d' % ret)
 
 class BoardImpl:
 	def __init__(self, name, brdclass, options):
@@ -942,12 +945,18 @@ class TestAttrs(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
 
 		await sc.activate(brd)
 
-		cse.assert_called_with('devfs', '-m', devfspath, 'rule',
+		cse.assert_any_call('devfs', '-m', devfspath, 'rule',
 		    'apply', 'path', os.path.basename(await sc.getvalue()),
 		    'unhide',
 		    stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
 		    stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
 
+		cse.assert_any_call('devfs', '-m', devfspath, 'rule',
+		    'apply', 'path',
+		    os.path.basename(await sc.getvalue()) + '.*', 'unhide',
+		    stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+		    stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+
 		wrap_subprocess_exec(cse, retcode=1)
 		with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
 			await sc.activate(brd)