diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 01cfd69c54c6..d261a7e5f51a 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -2479,7 +2479,6 @@ void register_console(struct console *newcon)
 		    newcon->setup(newcon, console_cmdline[i].options) != 0)
 			break;
 		newcon->flags |= CON_ENABLED;
-		newcon->index = c->index;
 		if (i == selected_console) {
 			newcon->flags |= CON_CONSDEV;
 			preferred_console = selected_console;