diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-stm32mp/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-stm32mp/Kconfig
index 7efe46432a3c77547006aab3357a26edfb75c67b..0de9b3ea12cc8a6fbb315b2aab6a5d26767577ed 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-stm32mp/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-stm32mp/Kconfig
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ config TARGET_STM32MP1
 	select PINCTRL_STM32
 	select STM32_RCC
 	select STM32_RESET
+	select STM32_SERIAL
 	select SYS_ARCH_TIMER
 	imply BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT
 	imply BOOTSTAGE
diff --git a/configs/stm32mp15_basic_defconfig b/configs/stm32mp15_basic_defconfig
index a4c202789b3339a03dcfb2808ca199dd072b23f8..1edea794929a9c7f39f7e0c9fbac3f1550c165af 100644
--- a/configs/stm32mp15_basic_defconfig
+++ b/configs/stm32mp15_basic_defconfig
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ CONFIG_REMOTEPROC_STM32_COPRO=y
 CONFIG_DM_RTC=y
 CONFIG_RTC_STM32=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_RX_BUFFER=y
-CONFIG_STM32_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_DM_SPI=y
 CONFIG_STM32_QSPI=y
diff --git a/configs/stm32mp15_optee_defconfig b/configs/stm32mp15_optee_defconfig
index 0565e5ec12e9ae2172f9ade941c0a81104e328f6..11f83592e7105fd7e34c98ceae42e439a048501f 100644
--- a/configs/stm32mp15_optee_defconfig
+++ b/configs/stm32mp15_optee_defconfig
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ CONFIG_REMOTEPROC_STM32_COPRO=y
 CONFIG_DM_RTC=y
 CONFIG_RTC_STM32=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_RX_BUFFER=y
-CONFIG_STM32_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_DM_SPI=y
 CONFIG_STM32_QSPI=y
diff --git a/configs/stm32mp15_trusted_defconfig b/configs/stm32mp15_trusted_defconfig
index 844cbcd07617309c75d306d33808425ac06877c8..bc76c083adc8804d66b145c243104750dbb8b83a 100644
--- a/configs/stm32mp15_trusted_defconfig
+++ b/configs/stm32mp15_trusted_defconfig
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ CONFIG_REMOTEPROC_STM32_COPRO=y
 CONFIG_DM_RTC=y
 CONFIG_RTC_STM32=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_RX_BUFFER=y
-CONFIG_STM32_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_DM_SPI=y
 CONFIG_STM32_QSPI=y