diff --git a/drivers/syslog/Kconfig b/drivers/syslog/Kconfig
index ba00c0f83c..9bf064d164 100644
--- a/drivers/syslog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/syslog/Kconfig
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ comment "SYSLOG channels"
 
 config SYSLOG_DEVPATH
 	string "System log device"
-	default "/dev/ttyS1"
+	default "/dev/kmsg" if CONFIG_RAMLOG_SYSLOG
+	default "/dev/ttyS1" if !CONFIG_RAMLOG_SYSLOG
 	---help---
 		The full path to the system logging device.  For the RAMLOG SYSLOG device,
 		this is normally "/dev/kmsg".  For character SYSLOG devices, it should be
diff --git a/include/nuttx/syslog/ramlog.h b/include/nuttx/syslog/ramlog.h
index 1efab7c878..332959b67b 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/syslog/ramlog.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/syslog/ramlog.h
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@
  * CONFIG_RAMLOG_BUFSIZE - Size of the console RAM log.  Default: 1024
  */
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_RAMLOG_SYSLOG) && !defined(CONFIG_SYSLOG_DEVPATH)
-#  define CONFIG_SYSLOG_DEVPATH "/dev/kmsg"
-#endif
-
 #ifndef CONFIG_RAMLOG_NPOLLWAITERS
 #  define CONFIG_RAMLOG_NPOLLWAITERS 4
 #endif