diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap2420-n8x0-common.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap2420-n8x0-common.dtsi
index 91886231e5a8..4c4dfd14b7a2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap2420-n8x0-common.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap2420-n8x0-common.dtsi
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ memory@80000000 {
 		reg = <0x80000000 0x8000000>; /* 128 MB */
 	};
 
+	chosen {
+		stdout-path = &uart3;
+	};
+
 	ocp {
 		i2c0 {
 			compatible = "i2c-cbus-gpio";