diff --git a/configs/picosam9g45_defconfig b/configs/picosam9g45_defconfig
index 28872ac..004f7e8 100644
--- a/configs/picosam9g45_defconfig
+++ b/configs/picosam9g45_defconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="AT91SAM9M10G45,SYS_USE_MMC"
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_FAT=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
+CONFIG_USE_BOOTARGS=y
+CONFIG_BOOTARGS="console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rw rootwait"
 # CONFIG_CONSOLE_MUX is not set
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV=y
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO is not set