diff --git a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py
index 57c1724b7e5d..698358c9c0d6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py
+++ b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class LinuxSourceTree(object):
 		return self.validate_config(build_dir)
 
 	def run_kernel(self, args=[], build_dir='', timeout=None):
-		args.extend(['mem=1G'])
+		args.extend(['mem=1G', 'console=tty'])
 		self._ops.linux_bin(args, timeout, build_dir)
 		outfile = get_outfile_path(build_dir)
 		subprocess.call(['stty', 'sane'])