diff --git a/configs/zynqmp_kria_kv260_defconfig b/configs/zynqmp_kria_kv260_defconfig
index d4a72a0d19..cc01fb9155 100644
--- a/configs/zynqmp_kria_kv260_defconfig
+++ b/configs/zynqmp_kria_kv260_defconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE=y
 BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_CUSTOM_TARBALL=y
 BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="$(call github,Xilinx,arm-trusted-firmware,xlnx_rebase_v2.6_2022.1)/xlnx_rebase_v2.6_2022.1.tar.gz"
 BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_PLATFORM="zynqmp"
+BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_ADDITIONAL_VARIABLES="ZYNQMP_CONSOLE=cadence1"
 BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_BL31_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BUILD_SYSTEM_KCONFIG=y