diff --git a/recipes-bsp/bootfiles/rpi-config_git.bb b/recipes-bsp/bootfiles/rpi-config_git.bb
index b91668f..5a1d061 100644
--- a/recipes-bsp/bootfiles/rpi-config_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-bsp/bootfiles/rpi-config_git.bb
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@ do_deploy() {
         esac
     fi
 
+    if [ "${ENABLE_UART}"  = "1" ] && [ "${MACHINE}" = "raspberrypi-cm5-io-board" ]; then
+        # Enable UART on the 40-pin header of the CM5 IO Board
+        echo "dtoverlay=uart0" >>$CONFIG
+        echo "dtparam=uart0_console" >>$CONFIG
+    fi
+
     # Infrared support
     if [ "${ENABLE_IR}" = "1" ]; then
         echo "# Enable infrared" >>$CONFIG