Index: boot/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc
===================================================================
--- boot/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc	(revision 8df0306a5f2bfb063203574aea6ec1bb4f8e124c)
+++ boot/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc	(revision 7348c4b9a0c6014afb6f7a853e926f96e887ff26)
@@ -56,4 +56,5 @@
 ifeq ($(MACHINE), virt)
 	RD_DRVS_ESSENTIAL += \
+		char/pl011 \
 		intctl/gicv2
 endif