diff --git a/user/linux-rm/APKBUILD b/user/linux-rm/APKBUILD
index 8797e82..d8e952d 100644
--- a/user/linux-rm/APKBUILD
+++ b/user/linux-rm/APKBUILD
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 pkgname=linux-rm
 pkgver=5.4.70
 _rmver=1.3.3
-pkgrel=8
+pkgrel=9
 pkgdesc="Linux kernel with reMarkable patches"
 url=https://github.com/reMarkable/linux
 depends="initramfs-generator linux-firmware-brcm linux-firmware-cypress"
@@ -251,6 +251,6 @@ ad4bd6f332319aceee7a1c7b71b49439e8217621214b6249c7e20198360d02ea442f31edfc8e1af1
 c5fc4f2f70112cc66a91a2948f7fd4adcd7172a95191b4c862084c7b80093cfa696925aa9a825c41bddac7441ba153eb264b8146e52a4556a73349e6fd10e641  brcmfmac-disable-power-management.patch
 27ec1bc1d916dbd2258192c1ed864eacbd2746b49caa554fbaf1124bac478bab0b729e7fabbab8705ae175bb098800f795d415f4de4964da921c1b802560b67a  brcmfmac-fix-suspend-resume-when-power-is-cut-off.patch
 0f47278c5bfafb939e46224fbf16f9491e3cc560ac128dcf430a1f6cf9064fb1c5bf5db1a3076c35d30c004aec525a7d6616a647564f197bb29c57701c1db982  enable-automatic-partial-refreshing.patch
-c70724d061977b91654ef0340b18dfda4516d19b78d9edea33e398bfbf747ff010d10b684ced93672a954a3be50289887676a720459e90cd877296bdec4d3493  config-changes-rm.armv7
-c70724d061977b91654ef0340b18dfda4516d19b78d9edea33e398bfbf747ff010d10b684ced93672a954a3be50289887676a720459e90cd877296bdec4d3493  config-changes-rm.armhf
+641fff974f9fd2865b3e2083737939b87c4263967ef3af8c49558f10967542267de2e67f1a7a0110e010c8bbba15665179debcdbfea2a0616a416135987bcdba  config-changes-rm.armv7
+641fff974f9fd2865b3e2083737939b87c4263967ef3af8c49558f10967542267de2e67f1a7a0110e010c8bbba15665179debcdbfea2a0616a416135987bcdba  config-changes-rm.armhf
 "
diff --git a/user/linux-rm/config-changes-rm.armv7 b/user/linux-rm/config-changes-rm.armv7
index 2c25ddb..b6d0b7d 100644
--- a/user/linux-rm/config-changes-rm.armv7
+++ b/user/linux-rm/config-changes-rm.armv7
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ CONFIG_USB_ACM=y
 CONFIG_USB_F_ACM=y
 CONFIG_USB_U_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_USB_CDC_COMPOSITE=y
+# console through serial
+CONFIG_USB_G_SERIAL=y
+CONFIG_U_SERIAL_CONSOLE=y
 # wifi module doesn't load early enough for lack of initramfs
 CONFIG_CFG80211=m
 CONFIG_MAC80211=m