diff --git a/src/console/Kconfig b/src/console/Kconfig
index 013b72feca..1d050f7113 100644
--- a/src/console/Kconfig
+++ b/src/console/Kconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ config BOOTBLOCK_CONSOLE
 
 config EARLY_CONSOLE
 	bool "Enable early (pre-RAM) console output."
+	default y if CACHE_AS_RAM
 	default n
 	help
 	  Use console during early (pre-RAM) boot stages
diff --git a/src/cpu/Kconfig b/src/cpu/Kconfig
index 9d268e45b5..e48fe877e0 100644
--- a/src/cpu/Kconfig
+++ b/src/cpu/Kconfig
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ source src/cpu/x86/Kconfig
 
 config CACHE_AS_RAM
 	bool
-	select EARLY_CONSOLE
 	default !ROMCC
 
 config DCACHE_RAM_BASE