diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am3517-evm.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am3517-evm.dts
index d4d33cd7adad..07f593955761 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am3517-evm.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am3517-evm.dts
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ aliases {
 		display0 = &lcd0;
 	};
 
+	chosen {
+		stdout-path = &uart3;
+	};
+
 	memory@80000000 {
 		device_type = "memory";
 		reg = <0x80000000 0x10000000>; /* 256 MB */