diff --git a/configs/mx53cx9020_defconfig b/configs/mx53cx9020_defconfig
index dee7c37913abbb22da144bcc16a38c491b8cf4af..e1126c53e1fa8b1ccf8f3b4fc01e2051d83c0789 100644
--- a/configs/mx53cx9020_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx53cx9020_defconfig
@@ -48,3 +48,4 @@ CONFIG_MXC_UART=y
 CONFIG_DM_VIDEO=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO_BPP16=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO_IPUV3=y
+CONFIG_SYS_WHITE_ON_BLACK=y
diff --git a/include/configs/mx53cx9020.h b/include/configs/mx53cx9020.h
index cae49e8793acb47d728e0dd4fd2d8076ab3da8a9..a9dc73dd2f4010587b555942fe0aede564f45a06 100644
--- a/include/configs/mx53cx9020.h
+++ b/include/configs/mx53cx9020.h
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
 	"pxefile_addr_r=0x73000000\0" \
 	"ramdisk_addr_r=0x72000000\0" \
 	"console=ttymxc1,115200\0" \
+	"stdin=serial\0" \
+	"stdout=serial,vidconsole\0" \
+	"stderr=serial,vidconsole\0" \
 	"uenv=/boot/uEnv.txt\0" \
 	"optargs=\0" \
 	"cmdline=\0" \