diff --git a/sys/arm/mv/mv_machdep.c b/sys/arm/mv/mv_machdep.c
index 10890f7d16d0..479a105ef0f8 100644
--- a/sys/arm/mv/mv_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/arm/mv/mv_machdep.c
@@ -406,8 +406,7 @@ initarm(void *mdp, void *unused __unused)
 		}
 		availmem_regions_sz = i;
 	} else {
-		/* Fall back to hardcoded boothowto flags and metadata. */
-		boothowto = RB_VERBOSE | RB_SINGLE;
+		/* Fall back to hardcoded metadata. */
 		lastaddr = fake_preload_metadata();
 
 		/*