diff --git a/config/boards/rockpi-s.conf b/config/boards/rockpi-s.conf
index d73a5a262a..6586ec01d5 100644
--- a/config/boards/rockpi-s.conf
+++ b/config/boards/rockpi-s.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ BOARD_NAME="ROCK Pi S"
 BOARDFAMILY="rockpis"
 BOOTCONFIG="rockpi-s-rk3308_defconfig"
 DEFAULT_CONSOLE="serial"
-DEFAULT_OVERLAYS="uart0"
 MODULES_LEGACY="g_serial"
 SERIALCON="ttyS0,ttyGS0"
 KERNEL_TARGET="legacy,dev"
diff --git a/patch/kernel/rockpis-legacy/board-rockpi-s-enable-uart0.patch b/patch/kernel/rockpis-legacy/board-rockpi-s-enable-uart0.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e46f3b4563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/kernel/rockpis-legacy/board-rockpi-s-enable-uart0.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3308-rock-pi-s.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3308-rock-pi-s.dts
+index 0eb7cc628..d3a8a3c79 100644
+--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3308-rock-pi-s.dts
++++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3308-rock-pi-s.dts
+@@ -342,6 +342,12 @@
+ 	};
+ };
+ 
++&uart0 {
++	pinctrl-names = "default";
++	pinctrl-0 = <&uart0_xfer>;
++	status = "okay";
++};
++
+ &uart4 {
+ 	pinctrl-names = "default";
+ 	pinctrl-0 = <&uart4_xfer &uart4_cts>;