diff --git a/lustre/tests/sanity.sh b/lustre/tests/sanity.sh
index e64c73baeb15d39f1ac01ee8d41136b6919da277..cd962eb4499271c7ad125a20291ad8a625d95efb 100644
--- a/lustre/tests/sanity.sh
+++ b/lustre/tests/sanity.sh
@@ -2244,12 +2244,8 @@ run_test 54d "fifo device works in lustre ======================"
 test_54e() {
 	check_kernel_version 46 || return 0
 	f="$DIR/f54e"
-	ls -l $f
-	ls -l /dev/tty0
 	string="aaaaaa"
-	mknod $f c 5 0
-	ls -l $f
-	ls -l /dev/tty0
+	cp -aL /dev/console $f
 	echo $string > $f || error
 }
 run_test 54e "console/tty device works in lustre ======================"