diff --git a/components/bootloader_support/src/bootloader_console.c b/components/bootloader_support/src/bootloader_console.c
index a5afc11f31..7007fdc836 100644
--- a/components/bootloader_support/src/bootloader_console.c
+++ b/components/bootloader_support/src/bootloader_console.c
@@ -76,10 +76,12 @@ void bootloader_console_init(void)
         // Route GPIO signals to/from pins
         const uint32_t tx_idx = uart_periph_signal[uart_num].tx_sig;
         const uint32_t rx_idx = uart_periph_signal[uart_num].rx_sig;
+        gpio_hal_iomux_func_sel(GPIO_PIN_MUX_REG[uart_rx_gpio], PIN_FUNC_GPIO);
         PIN_INPUT_ENABLE(GPIO_PIN_MUX_REG[uart_rx_gpio]);
         esp_rom_gpio_pad_pullup_only(uart_rx_gpio);
         esp_rom_gpio_connect_out_signal(uart_tx_gpio, tx_idx, 0, 0);
         esp_rom_gpio_connect_in_signal(uart_rx_gpio, rx_idx, 0);
+        gpio_hal_iomux_func_sel(GPIO_PIN_MUX_REG[uart_tx_gpio], PIN_FUNC_GPIO);
         // Enable the peripheral
         periph_ll_enable_clk_clear_rst(PERIPH_UART0_MODULE + uart_num);
     }