diff --git a/bsp/lpc2148/rtconfig.h b/bsp/lpc2148/rtconfig.h
index e554b70d2d4d82a36ff18e9c66f9afa0dbaca446..c4ebc244f8269fe670c0715366bbe8a45f8e8444 100644
--- a/bsp/lpc2148/rtconfig.h
+++ b/bsp/lpc2148/rtconfig.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #define RT_UART_RX_BUFFER_SIZE	64
 
 /* SECTION: Console options */
+#define RT_USING_CONSOLE
 /* the buffer size of console*/
 #define RT_CONSOLEBUF_SIZE	128