diff --git a/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d3-xplained/configs/ethernet-over-usb-2-high-speed/defconfig b/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d3-xplained/configs/ethernet-over-usb-2-high-speed/defconfig
index 846b9bc0376..d5cd8aaa680 100644
--- a/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d3-xplained/configs/ethernet-over-usb-2-high-speed/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d3-xplained/configs/ethernet-over-usb-2-high-speed/defconfig
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK=2048
 CONFIG_ARCH_IRQPRIO=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_LOWVECTORS=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
-CONFIG_ARM_SEMIHOSTING_SYSLOG=y
 CONFIG_BOARDCTL_USBDEVCTRL=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=65775
 CONFIG_BOOT_RUNFROMSDRAM=y
@@ -100,6 +99,7 @@ CONFIG_START_MONTH=7
 CONFIG_START_YEAR=2014
 CONFIG_SYMTAB_ORDEREDBYNAME=y
 CONFIG_SYSLOG_CHARDEV=y
+CONFIG_SYSLOG_REGISTER=y
 CONFIG_SYSLOG_TIMESTAMP=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_CLE_CMD_HISTORY=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_CLE_CMD_HISTORY_LEN=20