diff --git a/src/soc/imgtec/pistachio/Kconfig b/src/soc/imgtec/pistachio/Kconfig
index 74ad8945ed..c46635e77e 100644
--- a/src/soc/imgtec/pistachio/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/imgtec/pistachio/Kconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ config CPU_IMGTEC_PISTACHIO
 	select DYNAMIC_CBMEM
 	select GENERIC_UDELAY
 	select HAVE_MONOTONIC_TIMER
+	select CONSOLE_SERIAL
 	select HAVE_UART_MEMORY_MAPPED
 	select HAVE_UART_SPECIAL
 	select SPI_ATOMIC_SEQUENCING