diff --git a/openpower/configs/hostboot/witherspoon.config b/openpower/configs/hostboot/witherspoon.config
index 01f9587..91e3ba5 100755
--- a/openpower/configs/hostboot/witherspoon.config
+++ b/openpower/configs/hostboot/witherspoon.config
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 set PCIE_HOTPLUG_CONTROLLER
 
 # turn on console output
-unset CONSOLE
-unset BMC_AST2400
+set CONSOLE
+set BMC_AST2500
 
 # Enable Kingston dimm voltage workaround
 unset KINGSTON_1_35_VOLT
diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot/p9Patches/hostboot-0003-ast-2400-include-uartif.patch b/openpower/package/hostboot/p9Patches/hostboot-0003-ast-2400-include-uartif.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1d6f08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpower/package/hostboot/p9Patches/hostboot-0003-ast-2400-include-uartif.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+From 6e503c6585192b77a73a387da31d1a6935efe1bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Matt Ploetz <maploetz@us.ibm.com>
+Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:58:37 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Add uartif include to ast2400
+
+Change-Id: Ica065fb2dd4402c0fa71466055bcccb573d48101
+---
+ src/HBconfig              | 7 ++++++-
+ src/usr/console/ast2400.C | 1 +
+ 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/HBconfig b/src/HBconfig
+index 08ab160..5abb512 100644
+--- a/src/HBconfig
++++ b/src/HBconfig
+@@ -9,9 +9,14 @@ config P9_VPO_COMPILE
+     help
+         Compile and build image for VPO environment
+ 
+-config BMC_AST2400
++config BMC_AST2500
+     default n
+     help
++        Compile hostboot support for AST2500 based BMC
++
++config BMC_AST2400
++    default y if (BMC_AST2500)
++    help
+         Compile hostboot support for AST2400 based BMC
+ 
+ config P9_SYSTEM
+diff --git a/src/usr/console/ast2400.C b/src/usr/console/ast2400.C
+index 5e8c0bc..43ec9ef 100644
+--- a/src/usr/console/ast2400.C
++++ b/src/usr/console/ast2400.C
+@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
+ #include <kernel/console.H>
+ #include <devicefw/driverif.H>
+ #include <initservice/bootconfigif.H>
++#include <console/uartif.H>
+ 
+ namespace CONSOLE
+ {
+-- 
+1.8.2.2
+