diff --git a/configs/mx53loco_defconfig b/configs/mx53loco_defconfig
index 4b3eac2..71c520c 100644
--- a/configs/mx53loco_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx53loco_defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/freescale/mx53loco/imximage.cfg"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=1
+# CONFIG_CONSOLE_MUX is not set
+CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV=y
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO is not set
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_CMD_BOOTZ=y