diff --git a/target/linux/generic/config-5.10 b/target/linux/generic/config-5.10
index 191566b0b8458..3622901a87934 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/config-5.10
+++ b/target/linux/generic/config-5.10
@@ -5314,7 +5314,7 @@ CONFIG_SELECT_MEMORY_MODEL=y
 # CONFIG_SENSORS_XGENE is not set
 # CONFIG_SENSORS_ZL6100 is not set
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y
-# CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_16550A_VARIANTS is not set
+CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_16550A_VARIANTS=y
 # CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_ACCENT is not set
 # CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_ASPEED_VUART is not set
 # CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_BOCA is not set