diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/ttys/getty.nix b/nixos/modules/services/ttys/getty.nix
index 2480e681de8..8345dfabeb7 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/ttys/getty.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/ttys/getty.nix
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ in
       let speeds = concatStringsSep "," (map toString config.services.getty.serialSpeed); in
       { serviceConfig.ExecStart = [
           "" # override upstream default with an empty ExecStart
-          (gettyCmd "%I ${speeds} $TERM")
+          (gettyCmd "%I --keep-baud ${speeds} $TERM")
         ];
         restartIfChanged = false;
       };