diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu.go
index a910c580ff..070ace1e71 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu.go
@@ -552,13 +552,6 @@ func (q *qemu) CreateVM(ctx context.Context, id string, network Network, hypervi
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Breaks hypervisor abstration Has Kata Specific logic
-	kernel := govmmQemu.Kernel{
-		Path:       kernelPath,
-		InitrdPath: initrdPath,
-		Params:     q.kernelParameters(),
-	}
-
 	incoming := q.setupTemplate(&knobs, &memory)
 
 	// With the current implementations, VM templating will not work with file
@@ -630,6 +623,14 @@ func (q *qemu) CreateVM(ctx context.Context, id string, network Network, hypervi
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Breaks hypervisor abstraction has Kata Specific logic
+	kernel := govmmQemu.Kernel{
+		Path:       kernelPath,
+		InitrdPath: initrdPath,
+		// some devices configuration may also change kernel params, make sure this is called afterwards
+		Params: q.kernelParameters(),
+	}
+
 	qemuConfig := govmmQemu.Config{
 		Name:        fmt.Sprintf("sandbox-%s", q.id),
 		UUID:        q.state.UUID,
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
index 3f52ab756d..773af95e8a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ var kernelParams = []Param{
 	{"i8042.noaux", "1"},
 	{"noreplace-smp", ""},
 	{"reboot", "k"},
-	{"console", "hvc0"},
-	{"console", "hvc1"},
 	{"cryptomgr.notests", ""},
 	{"net.ifnames", "0"},
 	{"pci", "lastbus=0"},
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go
index 62fec60a7d..0b5d505203 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go
@@ -337,6 +337,12 @@ func (q *qemuArchBase) appendConsole(_ context.Context, devices []govmmQemu.Devi
 
 	devices = append(devices, console)
 
+	consoleKernelParams := []Param{
+		{"console", "hvc0"},
+		{"console", "hvc1"},
+	}
+	q.kernelParams = append(q.kernelParams, consoleKernelParams...)
+
 	return devices, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base_test.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base_test.go
index ff20ba4479..2625a8a99d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base_test.go
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ func TestQemuArchBaseAppendConsoles(t *testing.T) {
 	devices, err = qemuArchBase.appendConsole(context.Background(), devices, path)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	assert.Equal(expectedOut, devices)
+	assert.Contains(qemuArchBase.kernelParams, Param{"console", "hvc0"})
+	assert.Contains(qemuArchBase.kernelParams, Param{"console", "hvc1"})
 }
 
 func TestQemuArchBaseAppendImage(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_arm64.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_arm64.go
index f5af19e219..f3a5576606 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_arm64.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_arm64.go
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ const qmpMigrationWaitTimeout = 10 * time.Second
 const defaultQemuMachineOptions = "usb=off,accel=kvm,gic-version=host"
 
 var kernelParams = []Param{
-	{"console", "hvc0"},
-	{"console", "hvc1"},
 	{"iommu.passthrough", "0"},
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
index e18f2264b5..cfff5329c1 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ const tpmHostPath = "/dev/tpmrm0"
 var kernelParams = []Param{
 	{"rcupdate.rcu_expedited", "1"},
 	{"reboot", "k"},
-	{"console", "hvc0"},
-	{"console", "hvc1"},
 	{"cryptomgr.notests", ""},
 	{"net.ifnames", "0"},
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_s390x.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_s390x.go
index 32716e7767..210a341766 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_s390x.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_s390x.go
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 // Verify needed parameters
-var kernelParams = []Param{
-	{"console", "ttysclp0"},
-}
+var kernelParams = []Param{}
 
 var ccwbridge = types.NewBridge(types.CCW, "", make(map[uint32]string, types.CCWBridgeMaxCapacity), 0)
 
@@ -112,6 +110,8 @@ func (q *qemuS390x) appendConsole(ctx context.Context, devices []govmmQemu.Devic
 		return devices, fmt.Errorf("Failed to append console %v", err)
 	}
 
+	q.kernelParams = append(q.kernelParams, Param{"console", "ttysclp0"})
+
 	serial := govmmQemu.SerialDevice{
 		Driver:        virtioSerialCCW,
 		ID:            id,