diff --git a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/genericx86-64.conf b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/genericx86-64.conf
index ceee247bac..d843fd2156 100644
--- a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/genericx86-64.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/genericx86-64.conf
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ require conf/machine/include/tune-core2.inc
 require conf/machine/include/genericx86-common.inc
 
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_genericx86-64 ?= "4.8%"
+
+SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK = "ttyS0"