diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
index 7ca42df..27b4b9d 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@
 config COREBOOT_SERIAL_FROM_DBG2
 	bool "Obtain UART from ACPI tables"
 	depends on COREBOOT_SERIAL
-	default y if !SPL
+	default y
 	help
 	  Select this to try to find a DBG2 record in the ACPI tables, in the
 	  event that coreboot does not provide information about the UART in the