diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hwinit-common.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hwinit-common.c
index cac32748ec1..c090442598e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hwinit-common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hwinit-common.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 #include <common.h>
+#include <debug_uart.h>
 #include <spl.h>
 #include <asm/arch/sys_proto.h>
 #include <linux/sizes.h>
@@ -159,6 +160,9 @@ void early_system_init(void)
 	setup_early_clocks();
 	do_board_detect();
 	vcores_init();
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_OMAP
+	debug_uart_init();
+#endif
 	prcm_init();
 }