diff --git a/cc3200/boards/LAUNCHXL/mpconfigboard.h b/cc3200/boards/LAUNCHXL/mpconfigboard.h
index ac7b41f5dd..32ef5290b4 100644
--- a/cc3200/boards/LAUNCHXL/mpconfigboard.h
+++ b/cc3200/boards/LAUNCHXL/mpconfigboard.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 #define MICROPY_HW_ANTENNA_DIVERSITY                (0)
 
-#define MICROPY_STDIO_UART                          0
+#define MICROPY_STDIO_UART                          1
 #define MICROPY_STDIO_UART_BAUD                     115200
 
 #define MICROPY_SYS_LED_PRCM                        PRCM_GPIOA1
diff --git a/cc3200/boards/WIPY/mpconfigboard.h b/cc3200/boards/WIPY/mpconfigboard.h
index 57fdc9a609..9f04dbf237 100644
--- a/cc3200/boards/WIPY/mpconfigboard.h
+++ b/cc3200/boards/WIPY/mpconfigboard.h
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 
 #define MICROPY_HW_ANTENNA_DIVERSITY                (1)
 
+#define MICROPY_STDIO_UART                          1
+#define MICROPY_STDIO_UART_BAUD                     115200
+
 #define MICROPY_SYS_LED_PRCM                        PRCM_GPIOA3
 #define MICROPY_SAFE_BOOT_PRCM                      PRCM_GPIOA3
 #define MICROPY_SYS_LED_PORT                        GPIOA3_BASE