diff --git a/configs/am335x_sl50_defconfig b/configs/am335x_sl50_defconfig
index bd6317e..acf1363 100644
--- a/configs/am335x_sl50_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am335x_sl50_defconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBDISK_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_POWER_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_ENV_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x82000000
 CONFIG_FIT=y