diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/rzg2lc-smarc-pinfunction.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/rzg2lc-smarc-pinfunction.dtsi
index 1032f6563515718750aa0e62b4ed8b358e6049a5..ec9e08ec082248db51c975f2c245fe78b0b40e94 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/rzg2lc-smarc-pinfunction.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/rzg2lc-smarc-pinfunction.dtsi
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
 			 <RZG2L_PORT_PINMUX(38, 1, 1)>;	/* RxD */
 	};
 
+	scif1_pins: scif1 {
+		pinmux = <RZG2L_PORT_PINMUX(40, 0, 1)>, /* TxD */
+			 <RZG2L_PORT_PINMUX(40, 1, 1)>, /* RxD */
+			 <RZG2L_PORT_PINMUX(41, 0, 1)>, /* CTS# */
+			 <RZG2L_PORT_PINMUX(41, 1, 1)>; /* RTS# */
+	};
+
 	sd1-pwr-en-hog {
 		gpio-hog;
 		gpios = <RZG2L_GPIO(39, 2) GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/rzg2lc-smarc.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/rzg2lc-smarc.dtsi
index ca5ca7ce66922419d4f79a5a1f6b6bc13e17754c..1b59ef3762965c6c0924bd9ad82c5781abe0281f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/rzg2lc-smarc.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/rzg2lc-smarc.dtsi
@@ -34,3 +34,29 @@
 #include "rzg2lc-smarc-som.dtsi"
 #include "rzg2lc-smarc-pinfunction.dtsi"
 #include "rz-smarc-common.dtsi"
+
+/* comment the #define statement to disable SCIF1 (SER0) on PMOD1 (CN7) */
+#define PMOD1_SER0	1
+
+/ {
+	aliases {
+		serial1 = &scif1;
+	};
+};
+
+/*
+ * To enable SCIF1 (SER0) on PMOD1 (CN7), On connector board
+ * SW1 should be at position 2->3 so that SER0_CTS# line is activated
+ * SW2 should be at position 2->3 so that SER0_TX line is activated
+ * SW3 should be at position 2->3 so that SER0_RX line is activated
+ * SW4 should be at position 2->3 so that SER0_RTS# line is activated
+ */
+#if (!SW_SCIF_CAN && PMOD1_SER0)
+&scif1 {
+	pinctrl-0 = <&scif1_pins>;
+	pinctrl-names = "default";
+
+	uart-has-rtscts;
+	status = "okay";
+};
+#endif