diff --git a/meta-xilinx/meta-xilinx-bsp/recipes-devtools/run-postinsts/run-postinsts_%.bbappend b/meta-xilinx/meta-xilinx-bsp/recipes-devtools/run-postinsts/run-postinsts_%.bbappend
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-xilinx/meta-xilinx-bsp/recipes-devtools/run-postinsts/run-postinsts_%.bbappend
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+# Update-alternatives is not able to find stdout when using JTAG boot mode on
+# our devices, exits ungracefully without performing the required work (symbolic
+# linking), pass kmsg to it as output to achieve proper behavior.
+
+do_install_append(){
+    sed -i "s/sh -c \$i \$append_log/sh -c \$i > \/dev\/kmsg/" ${D}${sbindir}/run-postinsts
+}