diff --git a/units/getty@.service.m4 b/units/getty@.service.m4
index b95124880c..9787638de0 100644
--- a/units/getty@.service.m4
+++ b/units/getty@.service.m4
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 m4_ifdef(`TARGET_FEDORA', `m4_define(`GETTY', `/sbin/mingetty')')m4_dnl
 m4_ifdef(`TARGET_DEBIAN', `m4_define(`GETTY', `/sbin/getty 38400')')m4_dnl
+m4_ifdef(`TARGET_GENTOO', `m4_define(`GETTY', `/sbin/agetty 38400')')m4_dnl
 m4_dnl
 [Unit]
 Description=Getty on %I