diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_container.h b/src/lxc/lxc_container.h
index a1dd5a16f9..9e156425f2 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_container.h
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_container.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ enum {
 #define LXC_DEV_MIN_URANDOM 9
 
 #define LXC_DEV_MAJ_TTY     5
+#define LXC_DEV_MIN_TTY     0
 #define LXC_DEV_MIN_CONSOLE 1
 #define LXC_DEV_MIN_PTMX    2
 
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c b/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c
index 95970cc143..525c6cbc29 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ static int lxcSetContainerResources(virDomainDefPtr def)
         {'c', LXC_DEV_MAJ_MEMORY, LXC_DEV_MIN_FULL},
         {'c', LXC_DEV_MAJ_MEMORY, LXC_DEV_MIN_RANDOM},
         {'c', LXC_DEV_MAJ_MEMORY, LXC_DEV_MIN_URANDOM},
+        {'c', LXC_DEV_MAJ_TTY, LXC_DEV_MIN_TTY},
         {'c', LXC_DEV_MAJ_TTY, LXC_DEV_MIN_CONSOLE},
         {'c', LXC_DEV_MAJ_TTY, LXC_DEV_MIN_PTMX},
         {0,   0, 0}};
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ static int lxcControllerMain(int monitor,
     fdArray[0].active = 0;
     fdArray[1].fd = contPty;
     fdArray[1].active = 0;
-
+    VIR_ERROR("monitor=%d client=%d appPty=%d contPty=%d", monitor,client, appPty, contPty);
     /* create the epoll fild descriptor */
     epollFd = epoll_create(2);
     if (0 > epollFd) {
@@ -516,6 +517,9 @@ lxcControllerRun(virDomainDefPtr def,
 
     root = virDomainGetRootFilesystem(def);
 
+    if (lxcSetContainerResources(def) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     /*
      * If doing a chroot style setup, we need to prepare
      * a private /dev/pts for the child now, which they
@@ -599,9 +603,6 @@ lxcControllerRun(virDomainDefPtr def,
     }
 
 
-    if (lxcSetContainerResources(def) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
-
     if ((container = lxcContainerStart(def,
                                        nveths,
                                        veths,