diff --git a/configs/vct_platinumavc_defconfig b/configs/vct_platinumavc_defconfig
index 103434c..92a3027 100644
--- a/configs/vct_platinumavc_defconfig
+++ b/configs/vct_platinumavc_defconfig
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_NET is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_NFS is not set
+CONFIG_SYS_NS16550=y
 CONFIG_USE_PRIVATE_LIBGCC=y