diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/am3517-evm.dts b/arch/arm/dts/am3517-evm.dts
index 1e2bb68231a..3527c0f2dff 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/am3517-evm.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/am3517-evm.dts
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 		display0 = &lcd0;
 	};
 
+	chosen {
+		stdout-path = &uart3;
+	};
+
 	memory@80000000 {
 		device_type = "memory";
 		reg = <0x80000000 0x10000000>; /* 256 MB */