diff --git a/src/soc/imgtec/pistachio/Kconfig b/src/soc/imgtec/pistachio/Kconfig
index 5a13580bca..51ba01c47f 100644
--- a/src/soc/imgtec/pistachio/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/imgtec/pistachio/Kconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ config CPU_IMGTEC_PISTACHIO
 	select GENERIC_UDELAY
 	select HAVE_MONOTONIC_TIMER
 	select CONSOLE_SERIAL
+	select EARLY_CONSOLE
 	select HAVE_UART_MEMORY_MAPPED
 	select HAVE_UART_SPECIAL
 	select SPI_ATOMIC_SEQUENCING