diff --git a/include/configs/corenet_ds.h b/include/configs/corenet_ds.h
index 7bafa05..47edabd 100644
--- a/include/configs/corenet_ds.h
+++ b/include/configs/corenet_ds.h
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_REG_SIZE	1
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_CLK		(get_bus_freq(0)/2)
 
+#define CONFIG_NS16550_BUFFER_READS
+
 #define CONFIG_SYS_BAUDRATE_TABLE	\
 	{300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200}