diff --git a/include/common/debug.h b/include/common/debug.h
index 5ea541d..0ddb400 100644
--- a/include/common/debug.h
+++ b/include/common/debug.h
@@ -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
  */
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@
 # define VERBOSE(...)	no_tf_log(LOG_MARKER_VERBOSE __VA_ARGS__)
 #endif
 
+#if EARLY_CONSOLE
+#define EARLY_ERROR(...)	ERROR(__VA_ARGS__)
+#else /* !EARLY_CONSOLE */
+#define EARLY_ERROR(...)	no_tf_log(LOG_MARKER_ERROR __VA_ARGS__)
+#endif /* EARLY_CONSOLE */
+
 const char *get_el_str(unsigned int el);
 
 #if ENABLE_BACKTRACE
diff --git a/include/plat/common/platform.h b/include/plat/common/platform.h
index 4fe3620..d4db778 100644
--- a/include/plat/common/platform.h
+++ b/include/plat/common/platform.h
@@ -184,6 +184,14 @@
 }
 #endif /* MEASURED_BOOT */
 
+#if EARLY_CONSOLE
+void plat_setup_early_console(void);
+#else
+static inline void plat_setup_early_console(void)
+{
+}
+#endif /* EARLY_CONSOLE */
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Mandatory BL1 functions
  ******************************************************************************/