diff --git a/base/linux26/arch/config-common.sh b/base/linux26/arch/config-common.sh
index c2cdf4be8..f229d2a37 100644
--- a/base/linux26/arch/config-common.sh
+++ b/base/linux26/arch/config-common.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../linux26/arch/config-common.sh
-# Copyright (C) 2008 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2008 - 2009 The OpenSDE Project
 #
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
 #
@@ -23,4 +23,7 @@ CONFIG_FB=y
 CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_LOGO=y
 
+# serial console
+CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y
+CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE=y
 EOT