diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
index 0c4cd4a348f4..fb9731d05f9e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ config SERIAL_IMX_EARLYCON
 	bool "Earlycon on IMX serial port"
 	depends on ARCH_MXC || COMPILE_TEST
 	depends on OF
+	select SERIAL_CORE
 	select SERIAL_EARLYCON
 	select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
 	default y if SERIAL_IMX_CONSOLE