diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 420fd310129d..e6e6a47acec8 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -2504,9 +2504,6 @@ static int __init console_setup(char *str)
 	if (console_opt_save(str, brl_options))
 		return 1;
 
-	/* Flag register_console() to not call try_enable_default_console() */
-	console_set_on_cmdline = 1;
-
 	/* Don't attempt to parse a DEVNAME:0.0 style console */
 	if (strchr(str, ':'))
 		return 1;
@@ -3522,7 +3519,7 @@ void register_console(struct console *newcon)
 	 * Note that a console with tty binding will have CON_CONSDEV
 	 * flag set and will be first in the list.
 	 */
-	if (preferred_console < 0 && !console_set_on_cmdline) {
+	if (preferred_console < 0) {
 		if (hlist_empty(&console_list) || !console_first()->device ||
 		    console_first()->flags & CON_BOOT) {
 			try_enable_default_console(newcon);