diff --git a/meta-xilinx/meta-xilinx-contrib/conf/machine/minized-zynq7.conf b/meta-xilinx/meta-xilinx-contrib/conf/machine/minized-zynq7.conf
index de617d0..b43bcec 100644
--- a/meta-xilinx/meta-xilinx-contrib/conf/machine/minized-zynq7.conf
+++ b/meta-xilinx/meta-xilinx-contrib/conf/machine/minized-zynq7.conf
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 		virtual/bootloader \
 		"
 
-SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyPS0"
-SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK = "${SERIAL_CONSOLES}"
+SERIAL_CONSOLES ?= "115200;ttyPS0"
 
 MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS += "device-tree"