diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c
index 1e8bf63..e46eced 100644
--- a/common/board_f.c
+++ b/common/board_f.c
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@ static const init_fnc_t init_sequence_f[] = {
 	trace_early_init,
 #endif
 	initf_malloc,
+	log_init,
 	initf_bootstage,	/* uses its own timer, so does not need DM */
 	initf_console_record,
 #if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_FSP)
@@ -932,8 +933,10 @@ void board_init_f_r(void)
 	 * The pre-relocation drivers may be using memory that has now gone
 	 * away. Mark serial as unavailable - this will fall back to the debug
 	 * UART if available.
+	 *
+	 * Do the same with log drivers since the memory may not be available.
 	 */
-	gd->flags &= ~GD_FLG_SERIAL_READY;
+	gd->flags &= ~(GD_FLG_SERIAL_READY | GD_FLG_LOG_READY);
 #ifdef CONFIG_TIMER
 	gd->timer = NULL;
 #endif
diff --git a/common/board_r.c b/common/board_r.c
index 89729d7..09167c1 100644
--- a/common/board_r.c
+++ b/common/board_r.c
@@ -691,6 +691,7 @@ static init_fnc_t init_sequence_r[] = {
 #endif
 	initr_barrier,
 	initr_malloc,
+	log_init,
 	initr_bootstage,	/* Needs malloc() but has its own timer */
 	initr_console_record,
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_NONCACHED_MEMORY
@@ -884,6 +885,7 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *new_gd, ulong dest_addr)
 #if !defined(CONFIG_X86) && !defined(CONFIG_ARM) && !defined(CONFIG_ARM64)
 	gd = new_gd;
 #endif
+	gd->flags &= ~GD_FLG_LOG_READY;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NEEDS_MANUAL_RELOC
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(init_sequence_r); i++)
diff --git a/common/log.c b/common/log.c
index 8f36c79..45e46dd 100644
--- a/common/log.c
+++ b/common/log.c
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ int log_init(void)
 			      (struct list_head *)&gd->log_head);
 		drv++;
 	}
+	gd->flags |= GD_FLG_LOG_READY;
 	gd->default_log_level = LOGL_INFO;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/global_data.h b/include/asm-generic/global_data.h
index 77755db..73e036d 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/global_data.h
@@ -146,5 +146,6 @@ typedef struct global_data {
 #define GD_FLG_RECORD		0x01000	/* Record console		   */
 #define GD_FLG_ENV_DEFAULT	0x02000 /* Default variable flag	   */
 #define GD_FLG_SPL_EARLY_INIT	0x04000 /* Early SPL init is done	   */
+#define GD_FLG_LOG_READY	0x08000 /* Log system is ready for use	   */
 
 #endif /* __ASM_GENERIC_GBL_DATA_H */