diff --git a/configs/sama5d3_xplained_mmc_defconfig b/configs/sama5d3_xplained_mmc_defconfig
index 94464e2..e09b4ac 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d3_xplained_mmc_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sama5d3_xplained_mmc_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBDISK_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SAMA5D3,SYS_USE_MMC"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3