diff --git a/src/console/Kconfig b/src/console/Kconfig
index c1c201227f..303a81d0be 100644
--- a/src/console/Kconfig
+++ b/src/console/Kconfig
@@ -360,9 +360,6 @@ config NO_POST
 	bool "Don't show any POST codes"
 	default n
 
-config POST_PORT
-	hex
-	default 0x80
 
 config CONSOLE_POST
 	bool "Show POST codes on the debug console"
@@ -391,5 +388,20 @@ config CMOS_POST_OFFSET
 	  If CONFIG_HAVE_OPTION_TABLE is enabled then it will use the value
 	  defined in the mainboard option table.
 
-endmenu
+config IO_POST
+	bool "Send POST codes to an IO port"
+	default y
+	help
+	  If enabled, POST codes will be written to an IO port.
 
+config IO_POST_PORT
+	depends on IO_POST
+	hex "IO port for POST codes"
+	default 0x80
+	help
+	  POST codes on x86 are typically written to the LPC bus on port
+	  0x80. However, it may be desireable to change the port number
+	  depending on the presence of coprocessors/microcontrollers or if the
+	  platform does not support IO in the conventional x86 manner.
+
+endmenu
diff --git a/src/console/post.c b/src/console/post.c
index a565c6bcfb..81a9d398c7 100644
--- a/src/console/post.c
+++ b/src/console/post.c
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ void post_code(uint8_t value)
 #if CONFIG_CMOS_POST
 	cmos_post_code(value);
 #endif
-	outb(value, CONFIG_POST_PORT);
+#if CONFIG_IO_POST
+	outb(value, CONFIG_IO_POST_PORT);
+#endif
 #endif
 	mainboard_post(value);
 }