diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
index 54586c1aba60..20b98a3ba046 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ config SERIAL_IMX_EARLYCON
 	depends on ARCH_MXC || COMPILE_TEST
 	depends on OF
 	select SERIAL_EARLYCON
+	select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
 	help
 	  If you have enabled the earlycon on the Freescale IMX
 	  CPU you can make it the earlycon by answering Y to this option.