diff --git a/src/mainboard/system76/galp5/gpio.h b/src/mainboard/system76/galp5/gpio.h
index 5f9fc4fa37..5c1e025bc5 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/system76/galp5/gpio.h
+++ b/src/mainboard/system76/galp5/gpio.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 /* Pad configuration in romstage. */
 static const struct pad_config early_gpio_table[] = {
+		// UART2_TXD
+		PAD_CFG_NF(GPP_C21, NONE, DEEP, NF1),
 		// DGPU_RST#_PCH
 		PAD_CFG_TERM_GPO(GPP_U4, 0, NONE, DEEP),
 		// DGPU_PWR_EN
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ static const struct pad_config gpio_table[] = {
 		// UART2_RXD
 		PAD_NC(GPP_C20, NONE),
 		// UART2_TXD
-		PAD_NC(GPP_C21, NONE),
+		PAD_CFG_NF(GPP_C21, NONE, DEEP, NF1),
 		// LAN_PLT_RST#
 		PAD_CFG_TERM_GPO(GPP_C22, 1, NONE, PLTRST),
 		// PCH_GPP_C23 - 4.7k pull-down