diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_riscv_sbi.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_riscv_sbi.c
index 75155bde2b88..31f53fa77e4a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_riscv_sbi.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_riscv_sbi.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ device_initcall(hvc_sbi_init);
 static int __init hvc_sbi_console_init(void)
 {
 	hvc_instantiate(0, 0, &hvc_sbi_ops);
-	add_preferred_console("hvc", 0, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }