diff --git a/mantle/cmd/kola/devshell.go b/mantle/cmd/kola/devshell.go
index 665cc64c97..3593d34ea4 100644
--- a/mantle/cmd/kola/devshell.go
+++ b/mantle/cmd/kola/devshell.go
@@ -194,7 +194,9 @@ WantedBy=multi-user.target`, readinessSignalChan)
 		for {
 			buf, err := bufr.ReadString('\n')
 			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "devshell reading serial console: %v\n", err)
+				if err != io.EOF {
+					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "devshell reading serial console: %v\n", err)
+				}
 				break
 			}
 			serialChan <- string(buf)