diff --git a/configs/mx28evk_defconfig b/configs/mx28evk_defconfig
index e1a9e5f..19467d7 100644
--- a/configs/mx28evk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx28evk_defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBGENERIC_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="ENV_IS_IN_MMC"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=1