diff --git a/meta-fri2/conf/machine/fri2-noemgd.conf b/meta-fri2/conf/machine/fri2-noemgd.conf
index a0eb8a0f..9ba57538 100644
--- a/meta-fri2/conf/machine/fri2-noemgd.conf
+++ b/meta-fri2/conf/machine/fri2-noemgd.conf
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ XSERVER ?= "${XSERVER_IA32_BASE} \
            ${XSERVER_IA32_VESA} \
            "
 
-SYSLINUX_OPTS = "serial 0 115200"
-SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
-APPEND += "console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
+# Syslinux does not know about the 64MHz uart clock and it does not detect the
+# serial device by number. Use the IO port directly and divide the baud down to
+# trick syslinux into configuring a 115200 baud.
+SYSLINUX_OPTS = "serial 0xb060 3318"
+SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyPCH1"
+APPEND += "console=ttyPCH1,115200 console=tty0"
 
 # EFI boot will ignore this and use the EFI framebuffer at 800x600
 APPEND += "video=vesafb vga=0x318"
diff --git a/meta-fri2/conf/machine/fri2.conf b/meta-fri2/conf/machine/fri2.conf
index 39477367..38018364 100644
--- a/meta-fri2/conf/machine/fri2.conf
+++ b/meta-fri2/conf/machine/fri2.conf
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ XSERVER ?= "${XSERVER_IA32_BASE} \
 PREFERRED_VERSION_xserver-xorg ?= "1.9.3"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_mesa-dri ?= "7.11"
 
-SYSLINUX_OPTS = "serial 0 115200"
-SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
-APPEND += "console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
+# Syslinux does not know about the 64MHz uart clock and it does not detect the
+# serial device by number. Use the IO port directly and divide the baud down to
+# trick syslinux into configuring a 115200 baud.
+SYSLINUX_OPTS = "serial 0xb060 3318"
+SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyPCH1"
+APPEND += "console=ttyPCH1,115200 console=tty0"
 
 # EFI boot will ignore this and use the EFI framebuffer at 800x600
 APPEND += "video=vesafb vga=0x318"