diff --git a/include/configs/ipq5018.h b/include/configs/ipq5018.h
index 769fd5eb6b..4fc51830a6 100644
--- a/include/configs/ipq5018.h
+++ b/include/configs/ipq5018.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
  * select serial console configuration
 */
 #define CONFIG_CONS_INDEX			1
+#define CONFIG_SYS_DEVICE_NULLDEV
 
 /* allow to overwrite serial and ethaddr */
 #define CONFIG_BAUDRATE				115200