diff --git a/board/eukrea/cpuat91/cpuat91.c b/board/eukrea/cpuat91/cpuat91.c
index fa4b25b..5d05414 100644
--- a/board/eukrea/cpuat91/cpuat91.c
+++ b/board/eukrea/cpuat91/cpuat91.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <asm/arch/hardware.h>
 #include <asm/arch/at91_pio.h>
 #include <asm/arch/at91_pmc.h>
+#include <asm/arch/at91_common.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
@@ -52,6 +53,13 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int board_early_init_f(void)
+{
+	at91_seriald_hw_init();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 int dram_init(void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */