diff --git a/bsps/shared/grlib/uart/cons.c b/bsps/shared/grlib/uart/cons.c
index 5fa41e6914..9c20193b3c 100644
--- a/bsps/shared/grlib/uart/cons.c
+++ b/bsps/shared/grlib/uart/cons.c
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <bsp.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <grlib/cons.h>
 #include <rtems/console.h>
 
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ static void console_dev_init(struct console_priv *con)
 	if (status != RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL) {
 		rtems_fatal_error_occurred(status);
 	}
+
+	if ((con->flags & FLAG_SYSCON) != 0) {
+		(void) link(fsname, CONSOLE_DEVICE_NAME);
+	}
 }
 
 /* Called by device driver to register itself to the cons interface. */