diff --git a/recipes-kernel/linux/files/freedom-u540/defconfig b/recipes-kernel/linux/files/freedom-u540/defconfig
index 56c39e7..13b7b58 100644
--- a/recipes-kernel/linux/files/freedom-u540/defconfig
+++ b/recipes-kernel/linux/files/freedom-u540/defconfig
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL=y
 CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y
 CONFIG_SMP=y
 CONFIG_HZ_100=y
+CONFIG_CMDLINE_BOOL=y
 CONFIG_CMDLINE="earlyprintk root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait"
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
@@ -100,7 +101,6 @@ CONFIG_SERIO_PCIPS2=y
 CONFIG_SERIO_RAW=y
 CONFIG_SERIO_GPIO_PS2=y
 CONFIG_USERIO=y
-# CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE is not set
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE=y
 # CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_PCI is not set