diff --git a/bl31/bl31_main.c b/bl31/bl31_main.c
index 9807817..cfa07b1 100644
--- a/bl31/bl31_main.c
+++ b/bl31/bl31_main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2024, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@
 void bl31_setup(u_register_t arg0, u_register_t arg1, u_register_t arg2,
 		u_register_t arg3)
 {
+	/* Enable early console if EARLY_CONSOLE flag is enabled */
+	plat_setup_early_console();
+
 	/* Perform early platform-specific setup */
 	bl31_early_platform_setup2(arg0, arg1, arg2, arg3);