diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/uki.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/uki.bbclass
index d9a7fb0e6f..fedff222c6 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/uki.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/uki.bbclass
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ UKIFY_CMD ?= "ukify build"
 UKI_CONFIG_FILE ?= "${UNPACKDIR}/uki.conf"
 UKI_FILENAME ?= "uki.efi"
 UKI_KERNEL_FILENAME ?= "${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}"
-UKI_CMDLINE ?= "rootwait root=LABEL=root console=${KERNEL_CONSOLE}"
+UKI_CMDLINE ?= "rootwait root=LABEL=root"
 # secure boot keys and cert, needs sbsign-tools-native (meta-secure-core)
 #UKI_SB_KEY ?= ""
 #UKI_SB_CERT ?= ""