diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/spl.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/spl.c
index d37ca0ff5a..2c59d2b36b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/spl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/spl.c
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ void preloader_console_init(void)
 
 	serial_init();		/* serial communications setup */
 
+	gd->have_console = 1;
+
 	/* Avoid a second "U-Boot" coming from this string */
 	u_boot_rev = &u_boot_rev[7];