diff --git a/console.c b/console.c
index 0ee2cee..2cab31a 100644
--- a/console.c
+++ b/console.c
@@ -68,3 +68,8 @@ int console_write(struct device *device, const void *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	return write(device->console_fd, buf, len);;
 }
+
+void console_send_break(struct device *device)
+{
+	tcsendbreak(device->console_fd, 0);
+}
diff --git a/console.h b/console.h
index e403645..62258a2 100644
--- a/console.h
+++ b/console.h
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 
 void console_open(struct device *device);
 int console_write(struct device *device, const void *buf, size_t len);
+void console_send_break(struct device *device);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/device_parser.c b/device_parser.c
index 3e71a95..9fe0202 100644
--- a/device_parser.c
+++ b/device_parser.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ static void parse_board(struct device_parser *dp)
 		} else if (!strcmp(key, "console")) {
 			dev->console_dev = strdup(value);
 			dev->write = console_write;
+			dev->send_break = console_send_break;
 		} else if (!strcmp(key, "voltage")) {
 			dev->voltage = strtoul(value, NULL, 10);
 		} else if (!strcmp(key, "fastboot")) {