diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/skyrim/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/google/skyrim/Kconfig
index 5f5b8b5226..c5b81f79c9 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/skyrim/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/skyrim/Kconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ config AMD_FWM_POSITION_INDEX
 
 config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	def_bool y
+	select AMD_SOC_CONSOLE_UART
 	select BOARD_ROMSIZE_KB_16384
 	select EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC
 	select EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC_ESPI
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/skyrim/variants/baseboard/devicetree.cb b/src/mainboard/google/skyrim/variants/baseboard/devicetree.cb
index 04e0b51f27..d6652978ba 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/skyrim/variants/baseboard/devicetree.cb
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/skyrim/variants/baseboard/devicetree.cb
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ chip soc/amd/sabrina
 			end
 		end
 	end # domain
+	device ref uart_0 on end # UART0
 end	# chip soc/amd/sabrina