diff --git a/configs/chromebook_link_defconfig b/configs/chromebook_link_defconfig
index 78a9470622aeea14379bcbf9e44de12017a2b58c..0b75781973b05b1f2807d11fde302c459c5f2238 100644
--- a/configs/chromebook_link_defconfig
+++ b/configs/chromebook_link_defconfig
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ CONFIG_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_DM_PCI=y
 CONFIG_DM_RTC=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_NS16550=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_BASE=0x3f8
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_CLOCK=1843200
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_BOARD_INIT=y
diff --git a/configs/minnowmax_defconfig b/configs/minnowmax_defconfig
index 8f99f0eadf6668f7fb32e5dfffe90c8d8f1516c0..0f500e643e8a27eef8f7c74c4f6d04dba20a6f35 100644
--- a/configs/minnowmax_defconfig
+++ b/configs/minnowmax_defconfig
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ CONFIG_DM_ETH=y
 CONFIG_DM_PCI=y
 CONFIG_DM_RTC=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_NS16550=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_BASE=0x3f8
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_CLOCK=1843200
 CONFIG_USB=y