diff --git a/src/console/Kconfig b/src/console/Kconfig
index 26e0866ffe..e686506c45 100644
--- a/src/console/Kconfig
+++ b/src/console/Kconfig
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ config CONSOLE_NE2K_IO_PORT
 
 config CONSOLE_CBMEM
 	bool "Send console output to a CBMEM buffer"
-	default n
+	default y
 	help
 	  Enable this to save the console output in a CBMEM buffer. This would
 	  allow to see coreboot console output from Linux space.