diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/boot-common.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/boot-common.c
index db68a9d7e21f582e65bfc21c0f6e43acaef2e5b2..f9ab5da7230d333fac0912698337d6e93d1eb4f8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/boot-common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/boot-common.c
@@ -196,9 +196,10 @@ u32 spl_boot_mode(const u32 boot_device)
 
 void spl_board_init(void)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT
 	/* Prepare console output */
 	preloader_console_init();
-
+#endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT) || defined(CONFIG_SPL_ONENAND_SUPPORT)
 	gpmc_init();
 #endif
diff --git a/common/spl/spl.c b/common/spl/spl.c
index 61d3071324b05f1f2b5edb662baeb8f18d5b370e..794dbd031245c6f8c65868dc3fb6fb0a60f4cff8 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl.c
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *dummy1, ulong dummy2)
 	jump_to_image_no_args(&spl_image);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT
 /*
  * This requires UART clocks to be enabled.  In order for this to work the
  * caller must ensure that the gd pointer is valid.
@@ -491,6 +492,7 @@ void preloader_console_init(void)
 	spl_display_print();
 #endif
 }
+#endif
 
 /**
  * spl_relocate_stack_gd() - Relocate stack ready for board_init_r() execution