diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/spl.c b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/spl.c
index 41c88cb..189b3da 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/spl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/spl.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 #include <common.h>
+#include <debug_uart.h>
 #include <spl.h>
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@ void spl_board_init(void)
 	gpio_early_init_uart();
 
 	clock_early_init();
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_UART
+	debug_uart_init();
+#endif
 	preloader_console_init();
 }