diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/rk3506_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/rk3506_defconfig
index af6214bb917b..ee70ae2a9cd0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/rk3506_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/rk3506_defconfig
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ CONFIG_FIQ_DEBUGGER=y
 CONFIG_FIQ_DEBUGGER_NO_SLEEP=y
 CONFIG_FIQ_DEBUGGER_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_FIQ_DEBUGGER_CONSOLE_DEFAULT_ENABLE=y
+CONFIG_RK_CONSOLE_THREAD=y
 CONFIG_PM_DEVFREQ=y
 CONFIG_DEVFREQ_GOV_SIMPLE_ONDEMAND=y
 CONFIG_DEVFREQ_GOV_USERSPACE=y