diff --git a/lib/sbi/sbi_console.c b/lib/sbi/sbi_console.c
index f3ac0033..168dffd0 100644
--- a/lib/sbi/sbi_console.c
+++ b/lib/sbi/sbi_console.c
@@ -481,5 +481,11 @@ void sbi_console_set_device(const struct sbi_console_device *dev)
 
 int sbi_console_init(struct sbi_scratch *scratch)
 {
-	return sbi_platform_console_init(sbi_platform_ptr(scratch));
+	int rc = sbi_platform_console_init(sbi_platform_ptr(scratch));
+
+	/* console is not a necessary device */
+	if (rc == SBI_ENODEV)
+		return 0;
+
+	return rc;
 }