diff --git a/configs/ve8313_defconfig b/configs/ve8313_defconfig
index 627bb3c..5a8ba8e 100644
--- a/configs/ve8313_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ve8313_defconfig
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 CONFIG_MPC83xx=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_VE8313=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set
+CONFIG_SYS_NS16550=y