diff --git a/arch/dm320/src/up_head.S b/arch/dm320/src/up_head.S
index c82a13b7ff..a00e615c3b 100644
--- a/arch/dm320/src/up_head.S
+++ b/arch/dm320/src/up_head.S
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@ __start:
 	/* Perform early serial initialization */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEV_CONSOLE
-	mov     fp, #0
 	bl      up_earlyserialinit
 #endif