diff --git a/src/superio/serverengines/pilot/early_init.c b/src/superio/serverengines/pilot/early_init.c
index b215881946..33f4b82777 100644
--- a/src/superio/serverengines/pilot/early_init.c
+++ b/src/superio/serverengines/pilot/early_init.c
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ void pilot_early_init(pnp_devfn_t dev)
 	pilot_disable_serial(PNP_DEV(port, 0x1));
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "disable serial 1\n");
 
+	pnp_enter_ext_func_mode(dev);
+	pnp_set_logical_device(PNP_DEV(port, 0x0));
+	pnp_write_config(PNP_DEV(port, 0x0), 0x21, 0x1);
+	pnp_exit_ext_func_mode(dev);
+
 	pnp_enter_ext_func_mode(dev);
 	pnp_set_logical_device(PNP_DEV(port, 0x1));
 	pnp_set_enable(dev, 0);