diff --git a/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_ehl/variants/mc_ehl1/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_ehl/variants/mc_ehl1/Kconfig
index a9a5a4ca15..bc799ddad9 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_ehl/variants/mc_ehl1/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_ehl/variants/mc_ehl1/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ if BOARD_SIEMENS_MC_EHL1
 config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	def_bool y
 	select DRIVER_INTEL_I210
+	select INTEL_LPSS_UART_FOR_CONSOLE
 
 config FMDFILE
 	default "src/mainboard/\$(CONFIG_MAINBOARD_DIR)/mc_ehl.fmd"