diff --git a/board/freescale/mx6qsabrelite/mx6qsabrelite.c b/board/freescale/mx6qsabrelite/mx6qsabrelite.c
index 4028789..233e652 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx6qsabrelite/mx6qsabrelite.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx6qsabrelite/mx6qsabrelite.c
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@
        return 0;
 }
 
+iomux_v3_cfg_t uart1_pads[] = {
+	MX6Q_PAD_SD3_DAT6__UART1_RXD | MUX_PAD_CTRL(UART_PAD_CTRL),
+	MX6Q_PAD_SD3_DAT7__UART1_TXD | MUX_PAD_CTRL(UART_PAD_CTRL),
+};
+
 iomux_v3_cfg_t uart2_pads[] = {
        MX6Q_PAD_EIM_D26__UART2_TXD | MUX_PAD_CTRL(UART_PAD_CTRL),
        MX6Q_PAD_EIM_D27__UART2_RXD | MUX_PAD_CTRL(UART_PAD_CTRL),
@@ -74,6 +79,7 @@
 
 static void setup_iomux_uart(void)
 {
+	imx_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(uart1_pads, ARRAY_SIZE(uart1_pads));
        imx_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(uart2_pads, ARRAY_SIZE(uart2_pads));
 }