diff --git a/scripts/mkimg.base.sh b/scripts/mkimg.base.sh
index bcfcc7168e165ed70925808153f3f6e621ef9182..ccbb188045178b4a2c56a404ffd94988c25eff2c 100755
--- a/scripts/mkimg.base.sh
+++ b/scripts/mkimg.base.sh
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ build_grubefi_img() {
 section_grubieee1275() {
 	[ "$ARCH" = ppc64le ] || return 0
 	[ "$output_format" = "iso" ] || return 0
+	kernel_cmdline="$kernel_cmdline console=hvc0"
 
 	build_section grub_cfg boot/grub/grub.cfg $(grub_gen_config | checksum)
 }