diff --git a/drivers/console/uart_console.c b/drivers/console/uart_console.c
index 378bbe91ff3..260530e92c1 100644
--- a/drivers/console/uart_console.c
+++ b/drivers/console/uart_console.c
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
  * Hooks into the printk and fputc (for printf) modules. Poll driven.
  */
 
+/*
+ * TODO(b/272518464): Work around coreboot GCC preprocessor bug.
+ * #line marks the *next* line, so it is off by one.
+ */
+#line 21
+
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 
 #include <stdio.h>