diff --git a/configs/qemu_aarch64_virt_defconfig b/configs/qemu_aarch64_virt_defconfig
index e6b72d8838..0caf38112d 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_aarch64_virt_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_aarch64_virt_defconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ BR2_cortex_a53=y
 
 # System
 BR2_SYSTEM_DHCP="eth0"
-BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyAMA0"
 
 # Filesystem
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y