Index: utils/lit/lit/TestRunner.py
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--- utils/lit/lit/TestRunner.py
+++ utils/lit/lit/TestRunner.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
                     raise InternalShellError(j,"Unsupported redirect on stdout")
                 result = subprocess.PIPE
             else:
-                if r[2] is None:
+                if r[2] is None and r[0] != '/dev/console':
                     if kAvoidDevNull and r[0] == '/dev/null':
                         r[2] = tempfile.TemporaryFile(mode=r[1])
                     else: