diff --git a/hosts/uConsole/configuration.nix b/hosts/uConsole/configuration.nix
index c133a79..b1ac6c5 100644
--- a/hosts/uConsole/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/uConsole/configuration.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ in
   # kernel managed by nixos-raspberrypi module — don't override, patches are version-specific
   # boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
 
+  # Use kernel built-in console font — ter-v24n from nixos-uconsole is garbled on CM5
+  console.font = lib.mkForce "Lat2-Terminus16";
+  console.packages = lib.mkForce [ ];
+
   # Networking
   networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
   services.openssh = {