diff --git a/plat/imx/common/lpuart_console.S b/plat/imx/common/lpuart_console.S
index ad71b89..668fd62 100644
--- a/plat/imx/common/lpuart_console.S
+++ b/plat/imx/common/lpuart_console.S
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <arch.h>
 #include <asm_macros.S>
+#define USE_FINISH_CONSOLE_REG_2
 #include <console_macros.S>
 #include <assert_macros.S>
 #include "imx8_lpuart.h"
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@
 
 	mov	x0, x6
 	mov	x30, x7
-	finish_console_register lpuart
+	finish_console_register lpuart putc=1, getc=1
 
 register_fail:
 	ret	x7
diff --git a/plat/layerscape/common/aarch64/ls_console.S b/plat/layerscape/common/aarch64/ls_console.S
index 5c87465..ec4390a 100644
--- a/plat/layerscape/common/aarch64/ls_console.S
+++ b/plat/layerscape/common/aarch64/ls_console.S
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <arch.h>
 #include <asm_macros.S>
+#define USE_FINISH_CONSOLE_REG_2
 #include <console_macros.S>
 #include <assert_macros.S>
 #include "ls_16550.h"
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@
 
 	mov	x0, x6
 	mov	x30, x7
-	finish_console_register ls_16550
+	finish_console_register ls_16550 putc=1, getc=1, flush=1
 
 register_fail:
 	ret	x7