diff --git a/include/configs/MPC8349ITX.h b/include/configs/MPC8349ITX.h
index 906339e..1bdbcdc 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC8349ITX.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC8349ITX.h
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@
 #define CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE  \
 	{300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 115200}
 
+#define CONFIG_CONSOLE		ttyS0
 #define CONFIG_BAUDRATE		115200
 
 #define CFG_NS16550_COM1	(CFG_IMMR + 0x4500)
@@ -670,9 +671,10 @@
 	" ip=" MK_STR(CONFIG_IPADDR) ":" MK_STR(CONFIG_SERVERIP) ":" 	\
 		MK_STR(CONFIG_GATEWAYIP) ":" MK_STR(CONFIG_NETMASK) ":" \
 		MK_STR(CONFIG_HOSTNAME) ":" MK_STR(CONFIG_NETDEV) ":off" \
-	" console=ttyS0," MK_STR(CONFIG_BAUDRATE)
+	" console=" MK_STR(CONFIG_CONSOLE) "," MK_STR(CONFIG_BAUDRATE)
 
 #define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
+	"console=" MK_STR(CONFIG_CONSOLE) "\0" 				\
 	"netdev=" MK_STR(CONFIG_NETDEV) "\0" 				\
 	"uboot=" MK_STR(CONFIG_UBOOTPATH) "\0" 				\
 	"tftpflash=tftpboot $loadaddr $uboot; " 			\