diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/rockchip_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/rockchip_defconfig
index 615a7aa60447..63c1d2a5ef3c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/rockchip_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/rockchip_defconfig
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ 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_COMMON_CLK_RK808=y
 # CONFIG_COMMON_CLK_XGENE is not set
 CONFIG_MAILBOX=y