diff -Nru console-setup-1.108ubuntu15.2/debian/changelog console-setup-1.108ubuntu15.3/debian/changelog
--- console-setup-1.108ubuntu15.2/debian/changelog	2016-06-16 11:41:25.000000000 +0000
+++ console-setup-1.108ubuntu15.3/debian/changelog	2017-01-31 11:50:56.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+console-setup (1.108ubuntu15.3) xenial; urgency=medium
+
+  * debian/console-setup-linux.setvtrgb.service: add condition to only
+    execute when /dev/tty0 exists. This is the same condition as used by
+    getty@.service unit to prevent attempting setting up VT when none are
+    present. This is a common case on serial only architectures and
+    virtual machines. Resolves degraded boots on s390x/ppc64el. LP:
+    #1660598
+
+ -- Dimitri John Ledkov <xnox@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 31 Jan 2017 11:47:04 +0000
+
 console-setup (1.108ubuntu15.2) xenial; urgency=medium
 
   * Reorganize and correct console-setup, keyboard-setup and setvtrgb along the
diff -Nru console-setup-1.108ubuntu15.2/debian/console-setup-linux.setvtrgb.service console-setup-1.108ubuntu15.3/debian/console-setup-linux.setvtrgb.service
--- console-setup-1.108ubuntu15.2/debian/console-setup-linux.setvtrgb.service	2016-06-16 11:21:37.000000000 +0000
+++ console-setup-1.108ubuntu15.3/debian/console-setup-linux.setvtrgb.service	2017-01-31 11:50:56.000000000 +0000
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 DefaultDependencies=no
 After=systemd-user-sessions.service plymouth-quit-wait.service
 ConditionPathExists=/sbin/setvtrgb
+ConditionPathExists=/dev/tty0
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot