diff --git a/kernel/arch/aarch64/rpi_miniuart.c b/kernel/arch/aarch64/rpi_miniuart.c
index b39677b6..4707fa8f 100644
--- a/kernel/arch/aarch64/rpi_miniuart.c
+++ b/kernel/arch/aarch64/rpi_miniuart.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ static void miniuart_thread(void * arg) {
 	pty->slave->gid = 2; /* dialout group */
 	pty->slave->mask = 0660;
 	pty->_private = arg;
+	pty->tios.c_cflag = CREAD | CS8 | B921600;
 	vfs_mount("/dev/ttyUART1", pty->slave);
 
 	/* Enable interrupts */