diff --git a/configs/mx6sabresd_spl_defconfig b/configs/mx6sabresd_spl_defconfig
index 22de77d..1fb6fe9 100644
--- a/configs/mx6sabresd_spl_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx6sabresd_spl_defconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_I2C_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBDISK_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=arch/arm/imx-common/spl_sd.cfg,SPL,MX6Q"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 CONFIG_SPL=y