diff --git a/src/mainboard/amd/onyx/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/amd/onyx/Kconfig
index ebefa5cacf..e724d14ab0 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/amd/onyx/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/amd/onyx/Kconfig
@@ -16,4 +16,8 @@ config MAINBOARD_DIR
 config MAINBOARD_PART_NUMBER
 	default "Onyx"
 
+# Use BMC SOL console on SoC UART1 by default
+config UART_FOR_CONSOLE
+	default 1
+
 endif