diff --git a/configs/minnowmax_defconfig b/configs/minnowmax_defconfig
index 28b837d..ba2b7dc 100644
--- a/configs/minnowmax_defconfig
+++ b/configs/minnowmax_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 CONFIG_VENDOR_INTEL=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="minnowmax"
 CONFIG_TARGET_MINNOWMAX=y
+CONFIG_INTERNAL_UART=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_INTEL_ME=y
 CONFIG_ENABLE_MRC_CACHE=y
 CONFIG_SMP=y