diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_riscv_sbi.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_riscv_sbi.c
index 75155bde2b8810306dc19f97e47f334c26a3979d..31f53fa77e4af5f1c4cd1ecd4677210d1d515cf0 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;
 }