diff --git a/configs/ibf-dsp561_defconfig b/configs/ibf-dsp561_defconfig
index 036a92f..c598298 100644
--- a/configs/ibf-dsp561_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ibf-dsp561_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 CONFIG_BLACKFIN=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_IBF_DSP561=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=5
+CONFIG_SILENT_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_CMD_I2C=y
 CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set