diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/spl.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/spl.c
index d1776522b7fa5d00e936eb07f9050a547baeffe6..1d301f40c627d0164c2c86d55531c7b264e292f3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/spl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/spl.c
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *id, ulong dummy)
 	}
 }
 
+/* This requires UART clocks to be enabled */
 void preloader_console_init(void)
 {
 	const char *u_boot_rev = U_BOOT_VERSION;
@@ -259,7 +260,6 @@ void preloader_console_init(void)
 	gd->flags |= GD_FLG_RELOC;
 	gd->baudrate = CONFIG_BAUDRATE;
 
-	setup_clocks_for_console();
 	serial_init();		/* serial communications setup */
 
 	/* Avoid a second "U-Boot" coming from this string */
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap4/board.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap4/board.c
index 309b244ad2f4100f6293f0d7b5687ce03f40c5bc..8584fdd590382a2b8f23da2e6ce4e75c6d759e81 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap4/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap4/board.c
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ void s_init(void)
 	watchdog_init();
 	set_mux_conf_regs();
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
+	setup_clocks_for_console();
 	preloader_console_init();
 	do_io_settings();
 #endif