diff --git a/arch/mips/cpu/start.S b/arch/mips/cpu/start.S
index 6740fdf..a6b7a04 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cpu/start.S
+++ b/arch/mips/cpu/start.S
@@ -237,6 +237,13 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_INIT_STACK_IN_SRAM
 	/* Set up initial stack and global data */
 	setup_stack_gd
+
+# ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_UART
+	/* Earliest point to set up debug uart */
+	PTR_LA	t9, debug_uart_init
+	jalr	t9
+	 nop
+# endif
 #endif
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
@@ -263,6 +270,13 @@
 #ifndef CONFIG_MIPS_INIT_STACK_IN_SRAM
 	/* Set up initial stack and global data */
 	setup_stack_gd
+
+# ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_UART
+	/* Earliest point to set up debug uart */
+	PTR_LA	t9, debug_uart_init
+	jalr	t9
+	 nop
+# endif
 #endif
 
 	move	a0, zero		# a0 <-- boot_flags = 0