diff --git a/drivers/console/Kconfig b/drivers/console/Kconfig
index b21e14f3de4..6fd9ea0be26 100644
--- a/drivers/console/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/console/Kconfig
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ config CONSOLE_HANDLER
 	  This option enables console input handler allowing to write simple
 	  interaction between serial console and the OS.
 
+config CONSOLE_INIT_PRIORITY
+	int "Console init priority"
+	default 95 if USB_UART_CONSOLE || UART_MUX
+	default 60 if UART_CONSOLE || XTENSA_SIM_CONSOLE
+	default KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEFAULT
+	help
+	  Console driver device initialization priority.
+
 config UART_CONSOLE
 	bool "Use UART for console"
 	depends on SERIAL && SERIAL_HAS_DRIVER
@@ -39,16 +47,6 @@ config UART_CONSOLE
 	help
 	  Enable this option to use one UART for console.
 
-config UART_CONSOLE_INIT_PRIORITY
-	int "Init priority"
-	default 95 if USB_UART_CONSOLE
-	default 60
-	depends on UART_CONSOLE
-	help
-	  Device driver initialization priority.
-	  Console has to be initialized after the UART driver
-	  it uses.
-
 config UART_CONSOLE_DEBUG_SERVER_HOOKS
 	bool "Debug server hooks in debug console"
 	depends on UART_CONSOLE
@@ -290,13 +288,6 @@ config NATIVE_POSIX_STDOUT_CONSOLE
 	help
 	  Zephyr's printk messages will be directed to the host terminal stdout.
 
-config XTENSA_CONSOLE_INIT_PRIORITY
-	int "Init priority"
-	default 60
-	depends on XTENSA_SIM_CONSOLE
-	help
-	  Device driver initialization priority.
-
 config NATIVE_POSIX_CONSOLE_INIT_PRIORITY
 	int "Init priority"
 	default 99
@@ -335,13 +326,6 @@ config UART_MUX
 
 if UART_MUX
 
-config UART_MUX_INIT_PRIORITY
-	int "Init priority"
-	default 95
-	help
-	  Device driver initialization priority. UART mux has to be
-	  initialized after the UART driver it uses.
-
 config UART_MUX_DEVICE_NAME
 	string "UART mux device name template"
 	default "GSM"
diff --git a/drivers/console/ipm_console.c b/drivers/console/ipm_console.c
index d36b99b4a7e..0c8f9d6519b 100644
--- a/drivers/console/ipm_console.c
+++ b/drivers/console/ipm_console.c
@@ -88,4 +88,4 @@ static int ipm_console_init(const struct device *dev)
 }
 
 /* Need to be initialized after IPM */
-SYS_INIT(ipm_console_init, POST_KERNEL, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
+SYS_INIT(ipm_console_init, POST_KERNEL, CONFIG_CONSOLE_INIT_PRIORITY);
diff --git a/drivers/console/ram_console.c b/drivers/console/ram_console.c
index 7dc304eb269..3da9e49482c 100644
--- a/drivers/console/ram_console.c
+++ b/drivers/console/ram_console.c
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ static int ram_console_init(const struct device *d)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-SYS_INIT(ram_console_init, PRE_KERNEL_1, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
+SYS_INIT(ram_console_init, PRE_KERNEL_1, CONFIG_CONSOLE_INIT_PRIORITY);
diff --git a/drivers/console/rtt_console.c b/drivers/console/rtt_console.c
index 867209749b0..59c86ad68a3 100644
--- a/drivers/console/rtt_console.c
+++ b/drivers/console/rtt_console.c
@@ -88,4 +88,4 @@ static int rtt_console_init(const struct device *d)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-SYS_INIT(rtt_console_init, PRE_KERNEL_1, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
+SYS_INIT(rtt_console_init, PRE_KERNEL_1, CONFIG_CONSOLE_INIT_PRIORITY);
diff --git a/drivers/console/semihost_console.c b/drivers/console/semihost_console.c
index d1cd95249b6..17acbb4d18e 100644
--- a/drivers/console/semihost_console.c
+++ b/drivers/console/semihost_console.c
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ static int semihost_console_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-SYS_INIT(semihost_console_init, PRE_KERNEL_1, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
+SYS_INIT(semihost_console_init, PRE_KERNEL_1, CONFIG_CONSOLE_INIT_PRIORITY);
diff --git a/drivers/console/uart_console.c b/drivers/console/uart_console.c
index 0c9d096435e..2ad259a8422 100644
--- a/drivers/console/uart_console.c
+++ b/drivers/console/uart_console.c
@@ -613,4 +613,4 @@ SYS_INIT(uart_console_init,
 #else
 	 POST_KERNEL,
 #endif
-	 CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE_INIT_PRIORITY);
+	 CONFIG_CONSOLE_INIT_PRIORITY);
diff --git a/drivers/console/uart_mux.c b/drivers/console/uart_mux.c
index 3f829ad2900..84fb8f6fdf6 100644
--- a/drivers/console/uart_mux.c
+++ b/drivers/console/uart_mux.c
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ void uart_mux_foreach(uart_mux_cb_t cb, void *user_data)
 			    &uart_mux_dev_data_##x,			  \
 			    &uart_mux_config_##x,			  \
 			    POST_KERNEL,				  \
-			    CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEVICE,		  \
+			    CONFIG_CONSOLE_INIT_PRIORITY,		  \
 			    &uart_mux_driver_api);
 
 UTIL_LISTIFY(CONFIG_UART_MUX_DEVICE_COUNT, DEFINE_UART_MUX_CFG_DATA, _)
@@ -909,4 +909,4 @@ static int init_uart_mux(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-SYS_INIT(init_uart_mux, POST_KERNEL, CONFIG_UART_MUX_INIT_PRIORITY);
+SYS_INIT(init_uart_mux, POST_KERNEL, CONFIG_CONSOLE_INIT_PRIORITY);
diff --git a/drivers/console/xtensa_sim_console.c b/drivers/console/xtensa_sim_console.c
index 0d4b8e357f7..8f68c0d7ec5 100644
--- a/drivers/console/xtensa_sim_console.c
+++ b/drivers/console/xtensa_sim_console.c
@@ -77,4 +77,4 @@ SYS_INIT(xt_sim_console_init,
 #else
 	 POST_KERNEL,
 #endif
-	 CONFIG_XTENSA_CONSOLE_INIT_PRIORITY);
+	 CONFIG_CONSOLE_INIT_PRIORITY);