diff --git a/scripts/mkimg.standard.sh b/scripts/mkimg.standard.sh
index b70c979327c18d5a8b6beb0924fde837bf898619..db79cae135f366e8b4c7cf4ed25d57109801389e 100755
--- a/scripts/mkimg.standard.sh
+++ b/scripts/mkimg.standard.sh
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ profile_virt() {
 	arch="aarch64 armv7 x86 x86_64"
 	kernel_addons=
 	kernel_flavors="virt"
-	local serial_console="ttyS0,115200"
 	case "$ARCH" in
-		arm*|aarch64) serial_console="ttyAMA0";;
+		arm*|aarch64)
+			kernel_cmdline="console=tty0 console=ttyAMA0"
+			;;
 	esac
-	kernel_cmdline="console=tty0 console=$serial_console"
 	syslinux_serial="0 115200"
 }