diff --git a/conf/machine/include/rpi-base.inc b/conf/machine/include/rpi-base.inc
index 044f09d..c398705 100644
--- a/conf/machine/include/rpi-base.inc
+++ b/conf/machine/include/rpi-base.inc
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "kernel-modules udev-rules-rpi"
 MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "${@oe.utils.conditional('ENABLE_I2C', '1', 'kernel-module-i2c-dev kernel-module-i2c-bcm2708', '', d)}"
 MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "${@oe.utils.conditional('ENABLE_IR', '1', 'kernel-module-gpio-ir kernel-module-gpio-ir-tx', '', d)}"
 
+SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK ??= "${SERIAL_CONSOLES}"
 
 # Set Raspberrypi splash image
 SPLASH = "psplash-raspberrypi"