diff --git a/meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-serialgetty.bbappend b/meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-serialgetty.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9fd43259db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-serialgetty.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+do_install:prepend:genericarm64() {
+    # use systemd defaults to reduce boot delay from non-existing tty's
+    exit 0
+}