diff --git a/configs/mpr2_defconfig b/configs/mpr2_defconfig
index ea33237..efa0f7f 100644
--- a/configs/mpr2_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mpr2_defconfig
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@
 CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_MISC is not set
 CONFIG_MTD_NOR_FLASH=y
+CONFIG_SCIF_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_USE_PRIVATE_LIBGCC=y