diff --git a/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_apl1/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_apl1/Kconfig
index f3b4d7dfd4..cafdd4c034 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_apl1/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_apl1/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select DRIVER_INTEL_I210
 	select USE_SIEMENS_HWILIB
 	select DRIVERS_I2C_RX6110SA
+	select DRIVERS_UART_8250IO
 
 config MAINBOARD_DIR
 	string