diff --git a/configs/dra7xx_evm_defconfig b/configs/dra7xx_evm_defconfig
index fa48505..9316edd 100644
--- a/configs/dra7xx_evm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/dra7xx_evm_defconfig
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@
 # CONFIG_CMD_NFS is not set
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_BAR=y
+CONFIG_SYS_NS16550=y