diff --git a/board/edb93xx/edb93xx.c b/board/edb93xx/edb93xx.c
index 4df2246bd70f822a4b28406b19a51278fe6a2e62..dde30ffdc23d84edcd1c3aa2be084a065e716a2c 100644
--- a/board/edb93xx/edb93xx.c
+++ b/board/edb93xx/edb93xx.c
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ int board_init(void)
 	value |= SYSCON_PWRCNT_UART_BAUD;
 	writel(value, &syscon->pwrcnt);
 
+	/* Enable the uart in devicecfg */
+	value = readl(&syscon->devicecfg);
+	value |= 1<<18 /* U1EN */;
+	writel(0xAA, &syscon->sysswlock);
+	writel(value, &syscon->devicecfg);
+
 	/* Machine number, as defined in linux/arch/arm/tools/mach-types */
 	gd->bd->bi_arch_number = CONFIG_MACH_TYPE;