diff --git a/etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc b/etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc
index 27ba728ef0..413df791e3 100644
--- a/etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc
@@ -988,6 +988,7 @@ function setup_serial_port($when="save", $path="") {
 	else
 		$boot_config = "";
 
+	$serialspeed = (is_numeric($config['system']['serialspeed'])) ? $config['system']['serialspeed'] : "115200";
 	if(($g['platform'] != "cdrom") && ($g['platform'] != "nanobsd")) {
 		$boot_config_split = explode("\n", $boot_config);
 		$fd = fopen($boot_config_file,"w");
@@ -1001,7 +1002,7 @@ function setup_serial_port($when="save", $path="") {
 				}
 			}
 			if(isset($config['system']['enableserial']) || $g['enableserial_force']) {
-				fwrite($fd, "-D");
+				fwrite($fd, "-S{$serialspeed} -D");
 			}
 			fclose($fd);
 		}
@@ -1024,11 +1025,9 @@ function setup_serial_port($when="save", $path="") {
 					&& (stripos($bcs, "hw.usb.no_pf") === false))
 					$new_boot_config[] = $bcs;
 
-			$serialspeed = (is_numeric($config['system']['serialspeed'])) ? $config['system']['serialspeed'] : "9600";
 			if(isset($config['system']['enableserial']) || $g['enableserial_force']) {
 				$new_boot_config[] = 'boot_multicons="YES"';
 				$new_boot_config[] = 'boot_serial="YES"';
-				$new_boot_config[] = 'comconsole_speed="' . $serialspeed . '"';
 				$primaryconsole = isset($g['primaryconsole_force']) ? $g['primaryconsole_force'] : $config['system']['primaryconsole'];
 				switch ($primaryconsole) {
 					case "video":
@@ -1038,10 +1037,8 @@ function setup_serial_port($when="save", $path="") {
 					default:
 						$new_boot_config[] = 'console="comconsole,vidconsole"';
 				}
-			} elseif ($g['platform'] == "nanobsd") {
-				$new_boot_config[] = 'comconsole_speed="' . $serialspeed . '"';
 			}
-
+			$new_boot_config[] = 'comconsole_speed="' . $serialspeed . '"';
 			$new_boot_config[] = 'hw.usb.no_pf="1"';
 
 			file_put_contents($loader_conf_file, implode("\n", $new_boot_config) . "\n");
diff --git a/usr/local/www/system_advanced_admin.php b/usr/local/www/system_advanced_admin.php
index d9fd453036..79cdca83b9 100644
--- a/usr/local/www/system_advanced_admin.php
+++ b/usr/local/www/system_advanced_admin.php
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ function prot_change() {
 								<td width="22%" valign="top" class="vncell"><?=gettext("Serial Terminal"); ?></td>
 								<td width="78%" class="vtable">
 									<input name="enableserial" type="checkbox" id="enableserial" value="yes" <?php if (isset($pconfig['enableserial'])) echo "checked=\"checked\""; ?> />
-									<strong><?=gettext("Enables the first serial port with 9600/8/N/1 by default, or another speed selectable below."); ?></strong>
+									<strong><?=gettext("Enables the first serial port with 115200/8/N/1 by default, or another speed selectable below."); ?></strong>
 									<span class="vexpl"><?=gettext("Note:  This will redirect the console output and messages to the serial port. You can still access the console menu from the internal video card/keyboard. A <b>null modem</b> serial cable or adapter is required to use the serial console."); ?></span>
 								</td>
 							</tr>
@@ -548,12 +548,12 @@ function prot_change() {
 								<td width="22%" valign="top" class="vncell"><?=gettext("Serial Speed")?></td>
 								<td width="78%" class="vtable">
 									<select name="serialspeed" id="serialspeed" class="formselect">
-										<option value="9600"   <?php if ($pconfig['serialspeed'] == "9600")   echo "selected=\"selected\"";?>>9600</option>
-										<option value="14400"  <?php if ($pconfig['serialspeed'] == "14400")  echo "selected=\"selected\"";?>>14400</option>
-										<option value="19200"  <?php if ($pconfig['serialspeed'] == "19200")  echo "selected=\"selected\"";?>>19200</option>
-										<option value="38400"  <?php if ($pconfig['serialspeed'] == "38400")  echo "selected=\"selected\"";?>>38400</option>
-										<option value="57600"  <?php if ($pconfig['serialspeed'] == "57600")  echo "selected=\"selected\"";?>>57600</option>
 										<option value="115200" <?php if ($pconfig['serialspeed'] == "115200") echo "selected=\"selected\"";?>>115200</option>
+										<option value="57600"  <?php if ($pconfig['serialspeed'] == "57600")  echo "selected=\"selected\"";?>>57600</option>
+										<option value="38400"  <?php if ($pconfig['serialspeed'] == "38400")  echo "selected=\"selected\"";?>>38400</option>
+										<option value="19200"  <?php if ($pconfig['serialspeed'] == "19200")  echo "selected=\"selected\"";?>>19200</option>
+										<option value="14400"  <?php if ($pconfig['serialspeed'] == "14400")  echo "selected=\"selected\"";?>>14400</option>
+										<option value="9600"   <?php if ($pconfig['serialspeed'] == "9600")   echo "selected=\"selected\"";?>>9600</option>
 									</select> bps
 									<br /><?=gettext("Allows selection of different speeds for the serial console port."); ?>
 								</td>