diff --git a/internal/daemon/vm_lifecycle.go b/internal/daemon/vm_lifecycle.go
index 8335c78..17713da 100644
--- a/internal/daemon/vm_lifecycle.go
+++ b/internal/daemon/vm_lifecycle.go
@@ -156,8 +156,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) startVMLocked(ctx context.Context, vm model.VMRecord, image mod
 		//    systemd+sshd on first boot if missing.
 		kernelArgs = system.BuildBootArgsWithKernelIP(
 			vm.Name, vm.Runtime.GuestIP, d.config.BridgeIP, d.config.DefaultDNS,
-		) + " init=" + imagepull.FirstBootScriptPath +
-			" systemd.mask=dev-ttyS0.device systemd.mask=dev-vdb.device"
+		) + " init=" + imagepull.FirstBootScriptPath
 	}
 
 	machineConfig := firecracker.MachineConfig{