diff --git a/src/mainboard/starlabs/lite/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/starlabs/lite/Kconfig
index df7e38c..78c95e2 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/starlabs/lite/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/starlabs/lite/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 	select HAVE_OPTION_TABLE
 	select HAVE_INTEL_PTT
 	select INTEL_GMA_HAVE_VBT
+	select INTEL_LPSS_UART_FOR_CONSOLE
 	select CRB_TPM
 	select MAINBOARD_HAS_TPM2
 	select ONBOARD_VGA_IS_PRIMARY
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@
 config CMOS_LAYOUT_FILE
 	default "src/mainboard/\$(CONFIG_MAINBOARD_DIR)/variants/\$(CONFIG_VARIANT_DIR)/cmos.layout" if BOARD_STARLABS_LITE_GLKR
 
+config CONSOLE_SERIAL
+	default n if !EDK2_DEBUG
+
 config DEVICETREE
 	default "variants/\$(CONFIG_VARIANT_DIR)/devicetree.cb"
 
diff --git a/src/mainboard/starlabs/starbook/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/starlabs/starbook/Kconfig
index 0d06c06..b4cb209 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/starlabs/starbook/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/starlabs/starbook/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 	select HAVE_CMOS_DEFAULT
 	select HAVE_OPTION_TABLE
 	select INTEL_GMA_HAVE_VBT
+	select INTEL_LPSS_UART_FOR_CONSOLE
 	select NO_UART_ON_SUPERIO
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON_BLOCK_HDA_VERB
 	select SYSTEM_TYPE_LAPTOP
@@ -86,6 +87,9 @@
 config CMOS_LAYOUT_FILE
 	default "src/mainboard/\$(CONFIG_MAINBOARD_DIR)/variants/\$(CONFIG_VARIANT_DIR)/cmos.layout" if BOARD_STARLABS_STARBOOK_TGL
 
+config CONSOLE_SERIAL
+	default n if !EDK2_DEBUG
+
 config DEVICETREE
 	default "variants/\$(CONFIG_VARIANT_DIR)/devicetree.cb"