diff --git a/src/soc/marvell/bg4cd/Kconfig b/src/soc/marvell/bg4cd/Kconfig
index 759ba46ffe..8906402479 100644
--- a/src/soc/marvell/bg4cd/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/marvell/bg4cd/Kconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ config SOC_MARVELL_BG4CD
 	select EARLY_CONSOLE
 	select GENERIC_UDELAY
 	select HAVE_MONOTONIC_TIMER
+	select HAVE_UART_MEMORY_MAPPED
+	select HAVE_UART_SPECIAL
 
 if SOC_MARVELL_BG4CD
 
diff --git a/src/soc/marvell/bg4cd/Makefile.inc b/src/soc/marvell/bg4cd/Makefile.inc
index 3be5f634b8..7367c3dd17 100644
--- a/src/soc/marvell/bg4cd/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/soc/marvell/bg4cd/Makefile.inc
@@ -22,21 +22,25 @@ bootblock-y += cbmem.c
 bootblock-y += i2c.c
 bootblock-y += media.c
 bootblock-y += monotonic_timer.c
+bootblock-$(CONFIG_CONSOLE_SERIAL) += uart.c
 
 verstage-y += i2c.c
 verstage-y += media.c
 verstage-y += monotonic_timer.c
+verstage-$(CONFIG_CONSOLE_SERIAL) += uart.c
 
 romstage-y += cbmem.c
 romstage-y += i2c.c
 romstage-y += media.c
 romstage-y += monotonic_timer.c
 romstage-y += sdram.c
+romstage-$(CONFIG_CONSOLE_SERIAL) += uart.c
 
 ramstage-y += cbmem.c
 ramstage-y += i2c.c
 ramstage-y += media.c
 ramstage-y += monotonic_timer.c
+ramstage-$(CONFIG_CONSOLE_SERIAL) += uart.c
 
 $(objcbfs)/bootblock.raw.elf: $(objcbfs)/bootblock.elf
 	cp $< $@