diff --git a/src/cpu/armltd/Kconfig b/src/cpu/armltd/Kconfig
index b1f4c2ee4e..af0c5c531c 100644
--- a/src/cpu/armltd/Kconfig
+++ b/src/cpu/armltd/Kconfig
@@ -1,8 +1 @@
-config CPU_ARMLTD_CORTEX_A9
-	depends on ARCH_ARMV7
-	bool
-	default n
-
-if CPU_ARMLTD_CORTEX_A9
 source src/cpu/armltd/cortex-a9/Kconfig
-endif
diff --git a/src/cpu/armltd/cortex-a9/Kconfig b/src/cpu/armltd/cortex-a9/Kconfig
index 7f35cfd653..04861a623c 100644
--- a/src/cpu/armltd/cortex-a9/Kconfig
+++ b/src/cpu/armltd/cortex-a9/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
+config CPU_ARMLTD_CORTEX_A9
+	depends on ARCH_ARMV7
+	bool
+	select EARLY_CONSOLE
+	default n
+
+if CPU_ARMLTD_CORTEX_A9
+
 config BOOTBLOCK_CPU_INIT
 	string
 	default "cpu/armltd/cortex-a9/bootblock.c"
 	help
 	  CPU/SoC-specific bootblock code.
+
+endif