diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/am33xx/board.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/am33xx/board.c
index e2db15b189..a8b5d13238 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/am33xx/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/am33xx/board.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <dm.h>
+#include <debug_uart.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <ns16550.h>
 #include <spl.h>
@@ -310,6 +311,9 @@ void early_system_init(void)
 	set_uart_mux_conf();
 	setup_early_clocks();
 	uart_soft_reset();
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_OMAP
+	debug_uart_init();
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_TI_I2C_BOARD_DETECT
 	do_board_detect();
 #endif