diff --git a/arch/z80/src/common/up_initialize.c b/arch/z80/src/common/up_initialize.c
index a572919b02..583359e4e1 100644
--- a/arch/z80/src/common/up_initialize.c
+++ b/arch/z80/src/common/up_initialize.c
@@ -156,9 +156,7 @@ void up_initialize(void)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_USE_SERIALDRIVER
   up_serialinit();
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_USE_LOWCONSOLE
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEV_LOWCONSOLE)
   lowconsole_init();
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/z80/src/common/up_internal.h b/arch/z80/src/common/up_internal.h
index cc8c1593db..b16a10cd61 100644
--- a/arch/z80/src/common/up_internal.h
+++ b/arch/z80/src/common/up_internal.h
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
  /* Determine which (if any) console driver to use */
 
 #if CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS == 0 || defined(CONFIG_DEV_LOWCONSOLE)
-#  define CONFIG_USE_LOWCONSOLE 1
 #  define CONFIG_USE_LOWUARTINIT 1
 #elif defined(CONFIG_DEV_CONSOLE) && CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0
 #  define CONFIG_USE_SERIALDRIVER 1
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ EXTERN void up_serialinit(void);
 # define up_serialinit()
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_USE_LOWCONSOLE
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEV_LOWCONSOLE
 EXTERN void lowconsole_init(void);
 #else
 # define lowconsole_init()