diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/earlycon.c b/drivers/tty/serial/earlycon.c
index 149d0d0da65e..c14873b67803 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/earlycon.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/earlycon.c
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ int __init of_setup_earlycon(const struct earlycon_id *match,
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 	port->mapbase = addr;
-	port->uartclk = BASE_BAUD * 16;
 
 	val = of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "reg-offset", NULL);
 	if (val)