diff --git a/board/nvidia/seaboard/seaboard.c b/board/nvidia/seaboard/seaboard.c
index 11472eb..25480e4 100644
--- a/board/nvidia/seaboard/seaboard.c
+++ b/board/nvidia/seaboard/seaboard.c
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@
 void gpio_early_init_uart(void)
 {
 	/* Enable UART via GPIO_PI3 (port 8, bit 3) so serial console works */
-#ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 	gpio_request(GPIO_PI3, NULL);
-#endif
-	tegra_spl_gpio_direction_output(GPIO_PI3, 0);
+	gpio_direction_output(GPIO_PI3, 0);
 }
 #endif