diff --git a/configs/hsdk_defconfig b/configs/hsdk_defconfig
index 57c34f8..d09f4e8 100644
--- a/configs/hsdk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/hsdk_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_FAT=y
 CONFIG_ENV_FAT_INTERFACE="mmc"
 CONFIG_ENV_FAT_DEVICE_AND_PART="0:1"
+CONFIG_USE_BOOTARGS=y
+CONFIG_BOOTARGS="console=ttyS0,115200n8"
 CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F=y
 CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT="hsdk# "
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set