diff --git a/dts/x86/arduino_101.dts b/dts/x86/arduino_101.dts
index 44db1005b7c..7318336ccca 100644
--- a/dts/x86/arduino_101.dts
+++ b/dts/x86/arduino_101.dts
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@
 	chosen {
 		zephyr,sram = &sram0;
 		zephyr,flash = &flash0;
+#ifdef CONFIG_USB_UART_CONSOLE
+		zephyr,console = &usb_cdc;
+#else
 		zephyr,console = &uart1;
+#endif
 		zephyr,bt-uart = &uart0;
 		zephyr,uart-pipe = &uart1;
 		zephyr,bt-mon-uart = &uart1;
diff --git a/dts/x86/tinytile.dts b/dts/x86/tinytile.dts
index d375dcacd5b..14936a4ef1c 100644
--- a/dts/x86/tinytile.dts
+++ b/dts/x86/tinytile.dts
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@
 	chosen {
 		zephyr,sram = &sram0;
 		zephyr,flash = &flash0;
+#ifdef CONFIG_USB_UART_CONSOLE
+		zephyr,console = &usb_cdc;
+#else
 		zephyr,console = &uart1;
+#endif
 		zephyr,bt-uart = &uart0;
 		zephyr,uart-pipe = &uart1;
 		zephyr,bt-mon-uart = &uart1;