diff --git a/meta-arm/conf/machine/generic-arm64.conf b/meta-arm/conf/machine/generic-arm64.conf
index 2e82e86a..9594e041 100644
--- a/meta-arm/conf/machine/generic-arm64.conf
+++ b/meta-arm/conf/machine/generic-arm64.conf
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ EFI_PROVIDER ?= "${@bb.utils.contains("DISTRO_FEATURES", "systemd", "systemd-boo
 MACHINE_FEATURES:append = " alsa bluetooth efi qemu-usermode rtc screen usbhost vfat wifi"
 
 SERIAL_CONSOLES ?= "115200;ttyAMA0 115200;hvc0"
-SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK = "${SERIAL_CONSOLES}"
 
 XSERVER ?= "xserver-xorg \
             xf86-video-fbdev \