diff --git a/board/boundary/nitrogen8m_som/nitrogen8m_som.c b/board/boundary/nitrogen8m_som/nitrogen8m_som.c
index 89ebf8e08bff5c651b54a14c2a43ea68b8971cc5..bac8f130753d2a55aed61bc98709adce0b582fa3 100644
--- a/board/boundary/nitrogen8m_som/nitrogen8m_som.c
+++ b/board/boundary/nitrogen8m_som/nitrogen8m_som.c
@@ -330,6 +330,8 @@ static void set_env_vars(void)
 	env_set("soc", "imx8mq");
 	env_set("imx_cpu", get_imx_type((get_cpu_rev() & 0xFF000) >> 12));
 	env_set("uboot_defconfig", CONFIG_DEFCONFIG);
+	env_set("stdout", "serial,vga");
+	env_set("stderr", "serial,vga");
 
 	// MNT Reform 2
 	env_set("fdt_addr", "0x50000000");