diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix
index 26297a7d0f1f..ad105b96332e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ in
     ];
     boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ "xen-blkfront" "xen-netfront" ];
     boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "ixgbevf" "ena" "nvme" ];
-    boot.kernelParams = mkIf cfg.hvm [ "console=ttyS0" "random.trust_cpu=on" ];
+    boot.kernelParams = mkIf cfg.hvm [ "console=ttyS0,115200n8" "random.trust_cpu=on" ];
 
     # Prevent the nouveau kernel module from being loaded, as it
     # interferes with the nvidia/nvidia-uvm modules needed for CUDA.