Index: syscons.c
===================================================================
--- syscons.c	(revision 187835)
+++ syscons.c	(working copy)
@@ -2635,6 +2635,19 @@
 }
 
 static void
+sc_sync_cursorpos(scr_stat *scp, int col, int row)
+{
+
+    if (col >= scp->xsize)
+	col = 0;
+    if (row >= scp->ysize)
+	row = scp->ysize - 1;
+    scp->xpos = col;
+    scp->ypos = row;
+    scp->cursor_pos = scp->cursor_oldpos = row*scp->xsize + col;
+}
+
+static void
 scinit(int unit, int flags)
 {
 
@@ -2743,13 +2756,7 @@
 			(void *)sc_buffer, FALSE);
 
 	    /* move cursors to the initial positions */
-	    if (col >= scp->xsize)
-		col = 0;
-	    if (row >= scp->ysize)
-		row = scp->ysize - 1;
-	    scp->xpos = col;
-	    scp->ypos = row;
-	    scp->cursor_pos = scp->cursor_oldpos = row*scp->xsize + col;
+	    sc_sync_cursorpos(scp, col, row);
 
 	    if (sc_init_emulator(scp, SC_DFLT_TERM))
 		sc_init_emulator(scp, "*");
@@ -2763,6 +2770,9 @@
 	    sc->dev[0] = sc_alloc_tty(0, "ttyv%r", unit * MAXCONS);
 	    scp = alloc_scp(sc, sc->first_vty);
 	    SC_STAT(sc->dev[0]) = scp;
+
+	    /* move cursors to the initial positions */
+	    sc_sync_cursorpos(scp, col, row);
 	}
 	sc->cur_scp = scp;