diff --git a/ports/zephyr/src/zephyr_getchar.c b/ports/zephyr/src/zephyr_getchar.c
index 0dc8a15bdddc..3dd87137733c 100644
--- a/ports/zephyr/src/zephyr_getchar.c
+++ b/ports/zephyr/src/zephyr_getchar.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ static int console_irq_input_hook(uint8_t ch) {
     }
     // printk("%x\n", ch);
     k_sem_give(&uart_sem);
-    k_yield();
     return 1;
 }