diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2cfa081..d548624 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ OBJS += syscall.c.o
 OBJS := $(addprefix src/, $(OBJS))
 
 run: $(IMAGE)
-	qemu-system-i386 -cdrom $<
+	qemu-system-i386 -cdrom $< -serial stdio
 
 all: $(KERNEL)
 
diff --git a/src/console.c b/src/console.c
index d6b7531..cb4a29f 100644
--- a/src/console.c
+++ b/src/console.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "console.h"
 
 #include "stdlib.h"
+#include "asm.h"
 
 static unsigned short *const console_buffer = (unsigned short*)0xB8000;
 
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ void console_print(const char *const s)
 }
 
 void console_putc(const char c) {
+    outportb(0x3F8, c);
+
     if (c == '\n') {
         console_column = 0;