diff --git a/ports/zephyr/uart_core.c b/ports/zephyr/uart_core.c
index 44bdeb5c27..1313a51ae2 100644
--- a/ports/zephyr/uart_core.c
+++ b/ports/zephyr/uart_core.c
@@ -53,10 +53,8 @@ void mp_hal_stdout_tx_strn(const char *str, mp_uint_t len) {
         }
     }
     #else
-    static const struct device *uart_console_dev;
-    if (uart_console_dev == NULL) {
-        uart_console_dev = device_get_binding(CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE_ON_DEV_NAME);
-    }
+    static const struct device *uart_console_dev =
+        DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_CHOSEN(zephyr_console));
 
     while (len--) {
         uart_poll_out(uart_console_dev, *str++);