diff --git a/src/console/Kconfig b/src/console/Kconfig
index f62cfdd1b1..013b72feca 100644
--- a/src/console/Kconfig
+++ b/src/console/Kconfig
@@ -1,22 +1,15 @@
 menu "Console"
 
-config DEFAULT_BOOTBLOCK_CONSOLE
-	bool
-	default n
-
 config BOOTBLOCK_CONSOLE
 	bool "Enable early (bootblock) console output."
-	default DEFAULT_BOOTBLOCK_CONSOLE
+	depends on ARCH_ARMV7
+	default n
 	help
 	  Use console during the bootblock if supported
 
-config DEFAULT_EARLY_CONSOLE
-	bool
-	default n
-
 config EARLY_CONSOLE
 	bool "Enable early (pre-RAM) console output."
-	default DEFAULT_EARLY_CONSOLE
+	default n
 	help
 	  Use console during early (pre-RAM) boot stages
 
diff --git a/src/cpu/Kconfig b/src/cpu/Kconfig
index 788e2190bc..9d268e45b5 100644
--- a/src/cpu/Kconfig
+++ b/src/cpu/Kconfig
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ source src/cpu/x86/Kconfig
 
 config CACHE_AS_RAM
 	bool
-	select DEFAULT_EARLY_CONSOLE
+	select EARLY_CONSOLE
 	default !ROMCC
 
 config DCACHE_RAM_BASE
diff --git a/src/cpu/samsung/exynos5250/Kconfig b/src/cpu/samsung/exynos5250/Kconfig
index d6c3f1eae4..63b46d64ed 100644
--- a/src/cpu/samsung/exynos5250/Kconfig
+++ b/src/cpu/samsung/exynos5250/Kconfig
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ config CPU_SAMSUNG_EXYNOS5250
 	depends on ARCH_ARMV7
 	select HAVE_MONOTONIC_TIMER
 	select HAVE_UART_SPECIAL
-	select DEFAULT_BOOTBLOCK_CONSOLE
-	select DEFAULT_EARLY_CONSOLE
+	select EARLY_CONSOLE
 	bool
 	default n
 
diff --git a/src/cpu/samsung/exynos5420/Kconfig b/src/cpu/samsung/exynos5420/Kconfig
index efa0b214d9..63ff08c1f0 100644
--- a/src/cpu/samsung/exynos5420/Kconfig
+++ b/src/cpu/samsung/exynos5420/Kconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ config CPU_SAMSUNG_EXYNOS5420
 	depends on ARCH_ARMV7
 	select HAVE_MONOTONIC_TIMER
 	select HAVE_UART_SPECIAL
-	select DEFAULT_EARLY_CONSOLE
+	select EARLY_CONSOLE
 	bool
 	default n
 
diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-armv7/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-armv7/Kconfig
index 944e711c25..9bee946730 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-armv7/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-armv7/Kconfig
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS # dummy
 	select ARCH_ARMV7
 	select CPU_ARMLTD_CORTEX_A9
 	select HAVE_UART_MEMORY_MAPPED
-	select DEFAULT_EARLY_CONSOLE
 	select HAVE_UART_SPECIAL
 	select BOARD_ROMSIZE_KB_4096