diff --git a/configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/ftpc/defconfig b/configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/ftpc/defconfig
index 80e6ef50497..8e2a756689e 100755
--- a/configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/ftpc/defconfig
+++ b/configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/ftpc/defconfig
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ CONFIG_START_DAY=23
 CONFIG_GREGORIAN_TIME=n
 CONFIG_JULIAN_TIME=n
 CONFIG_DEV_CONSOLE=y
-CONFIG_DEV_LOWCONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_DEV_LOWCONSOLE=n
 CONFIG_MUTEX_TYPES=n
 CONFIG_PRIORITY_INHERITANCE=n
 CONFIG_SEM_PREALLOCHOLDERS=0