diff --git a/configs/starqltechn_defconfig b/configs/starqltechn_defconfig
index 7955076d61..7a64f2a7a0 100644
--- a/configs/starqltechn_defconfig
+++ b/configs/starqltechn_defconfig
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ CONFIG_SYS_PBSIZE=532
 CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_CMD_BMP=y
 # CONFIG_NET is not set
-# CONFIG_DM_STDIO is not set
 CONFIG_CLK=y
 CONFIG_MSM_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_QCOM_PMIC_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
 CONFIG_DM_PMIC=y
 CONFIG_PMIC_QCOM=y
-# CONFIG_REQUIRE_SERIAL_CONSOLE is not set
+CONFIG_REQUIRE_SERIAL_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_MSM_GENI_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_SPMI_MSM=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
 CONFIG_SYS_WHITE_ON_BLACK=y
diff --git a/include/configs/sdm845.h b/include/configs/sdm845.h
index 9a4fe530a2..2211751b54 100644
--- a/include/configs/sdm845.h
+++ b/include/configs/sdm845.h
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 #define CFG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
 	"bootm_size=0x4000000\0"	\
 	"bootm_low=0x80000000\0"	\
-	"stdout=vidconsole\0"	\
-	"stderr=vidconsole\0"	\
+	"stdin=serial\0"	\
+	"stdout=serial,vidconsole\0"	\
+	"stderr=serial,vidconsole\0"	\
 	"preboot=source $prevbl_initrd_start_addr:prebootscript\0" \
 	"bootcmd=source $prevbl_initrd_start_addr:bootscript\0"