diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
index 1861ae340..810ca7038 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
@@ -795,8 +795,11 @@ sub mknetboot
                     );
                 next;
             }
-            $kcmdline .=
-              " console=tty0 console=ttyS" . $sent->{serialport} . "," . $sent->{serialspeed};
+            if ( $arch =~ /ppc64/i ) {
+                $kcmdline .= " console=tty0 console=hvc" . $sent->{serialport} . "," . $sent->{serialspeed};
+            } else {
+                $kcmdline .= " console=tty0 console=ttyS" . $sent->{serialport} . "," . $sent->{serialspeed};
+            }
             if ($sent->{serialflow} =~ /(hard|tcs|ctsrts)/)
             {
                 $kcmdline .= "n8r";