--- term-utils/agetty.c
+++ term-utils/agetty.c	2014-02-03 16:08:55.446235045 +0000
@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@ static void login_options_to_argv(char *
 /* Parse command-line arguments. */
 static void parse_args(int argc, char **argv, struct options *op)
 {
+	char *ptr;
 	int c;
 
 	enum {
@@ -745,8 +746,13 @@ static void parse_args(int argc, char **
 		usage(stderr);
 	}
 
+	c = asprintf(ptr, "/dev/%s", argv[optind]);
+	if (c < 0)
+		log_err(_("failed to allocate memory: %m"));
+
 	/* Accept "tty", "baudrate tty", and "tty baudrate". */
-	if ('0' <= argv[optind][0] && argv[optind][0] <= '9') {
+	if (access(ptr, F_OK) < 0) {
+		errno = 0;
 		/* Assume BSD style speed. */
 		parse_speeds(op, argv[optind++]);
 		if (argc < optind + 1) {
@@ -764,6 +770,7 @@ static void parse_args(int argc, char **
 				op->speeds[op->numspeed++] = bcode("9600");
 		}
 	}
+	free(ptr);
 
 	/* On virtual console remember the line which is used for */
 	if (strncmp(op->tty, "tty", 3) == 0 &&