diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
index 20b98a3ba046..1a7e84a0db64 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@ config SERIAL_IMX_EARLYCON
 	depends on OF
 	select SERIAL_EARLYCON
 	select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
+	default y if SERIAL_IMX_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.