diff --git a/components/bootloader_support/src/esp32/bootloader_esp32.c b/components/bootloader_support/src/esp32/bootloader_esp32.c
index bfcca07b24..19d712dd3f 100644
--- a/components/bootloader_support/src/esp32/bootloader_esp32.c
+++ b/components/bootloader_support/src/esp32/bootloader_esp32.c
@@ -305,11 +305,13 @@ static void bootloader_init_uart_console(void)
         const uint32_t tx_idx = tx_idx_list[uart_num];
         const uint32_t rx_idx = rx_idx_list[uart_num];
 
+        PIN_FUNC_SELECT(GPIO_PIN_MUX_REG[uart_rx_gpio], PIN_FUNC_GPIO);
         PIN_INPUT_ENABLE(GPIO_PIN_MUX_REG[uart_rx_gpio]);
         gpio_pad_pullup(uart_rx_gpio);
 
         gpio_matrix_out(uart_tx_gpio, tx_idx, 0, 0);
         gpio_matrix_in(uart_rx_gpio, rx_idx, 0);
+        PIN_FUNC_SELECT(GPIO_PIN_MUX_REG[uart_tx_gpio], PIN_FUNC_GPIO);
 
         DPORT_SET_PERI_REG_MASK(DPORT_PERIP_RST_EN_REG, uart_reset[uart_num]);
         DPORT_CLEAR_PERI_REG_MASK(DPORT_PERIP_RST_EN_REG, uart_reset[uart_num]);
diff --git a/components/bootloader_support/src/esp32s2/bootloader_esp32s2.c b/components/bootloader_support/src/esp32s2/bootloader_esp32s2.c
index 972c9bfd24..050d0afda5 100644
--- a/components/bootloader_support/src/esp32s2/bootloader_esp32s2.c
+++ b/components/bootloader_support/src/esp32s2/bootloader_esp32s2.c
@@ -251,11 +251,13 @@ static void bootloader_init_uart_console(void)
         const uint32_t tx_idx = tx_idx_list[uart_num];
         const uint32_t rx_idx = rx_idx_list[uart_num];
 
+        PIN_FUNC_SELECT(GPIO_PIN_MUX_REG[uart_rx_gpio], PIN_FUNC_GPIO);
         PIN_INPUT_ENABLE(GPIO_PIN_MUX_REG[uart_rx_gpio]);
         gpio_pad_pullup(uart_rx_gpio);
 
         gpio_matrix_out(uart_tx_gpio, tx_idx, 0, 0);
         gpio_matrix_in(uart_rx_gpio, rx_idx, 0);
+        PIN_FUNC_SELECT(GPIO_PIN_MUX_REG[uart_tx_gpio], PIN_FUNC_GPIO);
 
         DPORT_SET_PERI_REG_MASK(DPORT_PERIP_RST_EN_REG, uart_reset[uart_num]);
         DPORT_CLEAR_PERI_REG_MASK(DPORT_PERIP_RST_EN_REG, uart_reset[uart_num]);