diff --git a/units/console-getty.service.m4.in b/units/console-getty.service.m4.in
index ecf1db1102..8b6a4aba24 100644
--- a/units/console-getty.service.m4.in
+++ b/units/console-getty.service.m4.in
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@
 Description=Console Getty
 Documentation=man:agetty(8) man:systemd-getty-generator(8)
 After=systemd-user-sessions.service plymouth-quit-wait.service
-ConditionPathExists=/dev/console
 m4_ifdef(`HAVE_SYSV_COMPAT',
 After=rc-local.service
 )m4_dnl
 Before=getty.target
 
+# OCI containers may be run without a console
+ConditionPathExists=/dev/console
+
 [Service]
 # The '-o' option value tells agetty to replace 'login' arguments with an
 # option to preserve environment (-p), followed by '--' for safety, and then