diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index ee06d876f8ca..8293e71d46b0 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_AMBA_PL011=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_AMBA_PL011_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_SERIAL_MSM_GENI_EARLY_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_DEV_BUS=y
 CONFIG_HW_RANDOM=y
 # CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_CAVIUM is not set
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
index 4fd76062eeb4..1b73f876fb02 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE=y
 # CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_EXAR is not set
 CONFIG_SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM=y
+CONFIG_SERIAL_MSM_GENI_EARLY_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_DEV_BUS=y
 CONFIG_HW_RANDOM=y
 CONFIG_HPET=y