diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_Linux/UARTDriver.h b/libraries/AP_HAL_Linux/UARTDriver.h
index fa271cb08a..ec47114cc6 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_Linux/UARTDriver.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL_Linux/UARTDriver.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ public:
 
     uint32_t bw_in_bytes_per_second() const override;
 
+    uint32_t get_baud_rate() const override { return _baudrate; }
+
 private:
     AP_HAL::OwnPtr<SerialDevice> _device;
     bool _console;