diff --git a/configs/bg0900_defconfig b/configs/bg0900_defconfig
index ddd1b4c2..1365088 100644
--- a/configs/bg0900_defconfig
+++ b/configs/bg0900_defconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_NOWHERE=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
+CONFIG_USE_BOOTARGS=y
+CONFIG_BOOTARGS="console=ttyAMA0,115200"
 CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO is not set
 CONFIG_ARCH_MISC_INIT=y