diff --git a/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_rpl/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_rpl/Kconfig
index ca02e06124..4902b49a44 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_rpl/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_rpl/Kconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ config BOARD_SIEMENS_BASEBOARD_MC_RPL
 	select SOC_INTEL_ALDERLAKE_PCH_P
 	select SOC_INTEL_RAPTORLAKE
 
-
 config BOARD_SIEMENS_MC_RPL1
 	select BOARD_SIEMENS_BASEBOARD_MC_RPL
 
@@ -48,10 +47,6 @@ config OVERRIDE_DEVICETREE
 config FMDFILE
 	default "src/mainboard/\$(CONFIG_MAINBOARD_DIR)/mc_rpl.fmd"
 
-config UART_FOR_CONSOLE
-	int
-	default 0
-
 config DIMM_SPD_SIZE
 	int
 	default 256
diff --git a/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_rpl/devicetree.cb b/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_rpl/devicetree.cb
index 20526071c9..46c8b7bbae 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_rpl/devicetree.cb
+++ b/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_rpl/devicetree.cb
@@ -53,12 +53,6 @@ chip soc/intel/alderlake
 		[PchSerialIoIndexGSPI3] = 0,
 	}"
 
-	register "serial_io_uart_mode" = "{
-		[PchSerialIoIndexUART0] = PchSerialIoSkipInit,
-		[PchSerialIoIndexUART1] = PchSerialIoDisabled,
-		[PchSerialIoIndexUART2] = PchSerialIoDisabled,
-	}"
-
 	# Intel Common SoC Config
 	register "common_soc_config" = "{
 		.gspi[1] = {
@@ -166,7 +160,6 @@ chip soc/intel/alderlake
 		end
 		device ref crashlog off end
 		device ref sata on end
-		device ref uart0 on end
 		device ref gspi0 on end
 		device ref p2sb on end
 		device ref gspi1 on
diff --git a/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_rpl/variants/mc_rpl1/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_rpl/variants/mc_rpl1/Kconfig
index bee8ace103..9f2d691d0e 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_rpl/variants/mc_rpl1/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_rpl/variants/mc_rpl1/Kconfig
@@ -4,5 +4,10 @@ if BOARD_SIEMENS_MC_RPL1
 
 config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	def_bool y
+	select INTEL_LPSS_UART_FOR_CONSOLE
+
+config UART_FOR_CONSOLE
+	int
+	default 2
 
 endif # BOARD_SIEMENS_MC_RPL1
diff --git a/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_rpl/variants/mc_rpl1/overridetree.cb b/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_rpl/variants/mc_rpl1/overridetree.cb
index e6ac72007d..e95e8b8a22 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_rpl/variants/mc_rpl1/overridetree.cb
+++ b/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_rpl/variants/mc_rpl1/overridetree.cb
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ chip soc/intel/alderlake
 		[PchSerialIoIndexI2C5] = PchSerialIoDisabled,
 	}"
 
+	register "serial_io_uart_mode" = "{
+		[PchSerialIoIndexUART0] = PchSerialIoSkipInit,
+		[PchSerialIoIndexUART1] = PchSerialIoSkipInit,
+		[PchSerialIoIndexUART2] = PchSerialIoSkipInit,
+	}"
+
 	# Intel Common SoC Config
 	register "common_soc_config" = "{
 		.i2c[0] = {
@@ -107,5 +113,8 @@ chip soc/intel/alderlake
 				end
 			end
 		end
+		device ref uart0 on end
+		device ref uart1 on end
+		device ref uart2 on end
 	end
 end