diff --git a/meta-sysmocom-bsp/conf/machine/sysmocom-idu.conf b/meta-sysmocom-bsp/conf/machine/sysmocom-idu.conf
index 9b650cea65..41373ceb9b 100644
--- a/meta-sysmocom-bsp/conf/machine/sysmocom-idu.conf
+++ b/meta-sysmocom-bsp/conf/machine/sysmocom-idu.conf
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "bzImage"
 
 IMAGE_FSTYPES ?= "tar.gz ext4"
 
-SERIAL_CONSOLE = "38400 ttyS0"
-MACHINE_CONSOLE = "console=ttyS0,38400n8"
+SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
+MACHINE_CONSOLE = "console=ttyS0,115200n8"
 
 # We bypass swrast but we need it to be present for X to load correctly
 XSERVER ?= "xserver-xf86-dri-lite \
diff --git a/meta-sysmocom-bsp/recipes-extra/bridge-utils/bridge-utils.inc b/meta-sysmocom-bsp/recipes-extra/bridge-utils/bridge-utils.inc
index feeba74350..7fc4966a75 100644
--- a/meta-sysmocom-bsp/recipes-extra/bridge-utils/bridge-utils.inc
+++ b/meta-sysmocom-bsp/recipes-extra/bridge-utils/bridge-utils.inc
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ SRC_URI = "${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/bridge/bridge-utils-${PV}.tar.gz \
           file://bridge-utils-1.5-fix-incorrect-command-in-manual.patch \
 "
 
-inherit autotools-brokensep update-alternatives
+inherit autotools update-alternatives
+B = "${S}"
 
 ALTERNATIVE_${PN} = "brctl"
 ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY[brctl] = "100"