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diff --git a/src/superio/aspeed/common/Kconfig b/src/superio/aspeed/common/Kconfig
index 3f0dabb853..f310f3ef98 100644
--- a/src/superio/aspeed/common/Kconfig
+++ b/src/superio/aspeed/common/Kconfig
@@ -20,3 +20,20 @@
config SUPERIO_ASPEED_COMMON_PRE_RAM
bool
default n
+
+config SUPERIO_ASPEED_HAS_UART_DELAY_WORKAROUND
+ bool
+ default n
+
+config SUPERIO_ASPEED_USE_UART_DELAY_WORKAROUND
+ bool "Workaround for BMC serial console setup bug"
+ depends on CONSOLE_SERIAL && SUPERIO_ASPEED_HAS_UART_DELAY_WORKAROUND
+ default y
+ help
+ Some mainboards with an ASPEED BMC have scrambled console output in early boot phases
+ because the serial output routing is not set up fast enough by the BMC. By enabling
+ this a delay of 500ms gets added before setting up the console and before any console
+ output gets printed.
+
+ Note: this problem may disappear with future BMC firmware versions. Another approach
+ is using a different BMC firmware like OpenBMC, u-bmc, ...