diff --git a/src/arch/x86/lib/romcc_console.c b/src/arch/x86/lib/romcc_console.c
index 13ee1f004f..0e1f4e6003 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/lib/romcc_console.c
+++ b/src/arch/x86/lib/romcc_console.c
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ static void __console_tx_byte(unsigned char byte)
 #if CONFIG_CONSOLE_NE2K
 	ne2k_append_data_byte(byte, CONFIG_CONSOLE_NE2K_IO_PORT);
 #endif
+#if CONFIG_CONSOLE_CBMEM
+	cbmemc_tx_byte(byte);
+#endif
 }
 
 static void __console_tx_nibble(unsigned nibble)
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/lib/romstage_console.c b/src/arch/x86/lib/romstage_console.c
index 8adb3ba93d..0f2272709b 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/lib/romstage_console.c
+++ b/src/arch/x86/lib/romstage_console.c
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ static void console_tx_byte(unsigned char byte)
 #if CONFIG_CONSOLE_NE2K
 	ne2k_append_data(&byte, 1, CONFIG_CONSOLE_NE2K_IO_PORT);
 #endif
+#if CONFIG_CONSOLE_CBMEM
+	cbmemc_tx_byte(byte);
+#endif
 }
 
 static void console_tx_flush(void)
diff --git a/src/boot/hardwaremain.c b/src/boot/hardwaremain.c
index 3d15b551c3..9b293c049a 100644
--- a/src/boot/hardwaremain.c
+++ b/src/boot/hardwaremain.c
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ void hardwaremain(int boot_complete)
 
 #if CONFIG_WRITE_HIGH_TABLES == 1
 	cbmem_initialize();
+#if CONFIG_CONSOLE_CBMEM
+	cbmemc_reinit();
+#endif
 #endif
 #if CONFIG_HAVE_ACPI_RESUME == 1
 	suspend_resume();
diff --git a/src/console/console.c b/src/console/console.c
index d93366852a..8f60f04d4c 100644
--- a/src/console/console.c
+++ b/src/console/console.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int console_tst_byte(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#else
+#else // __PRE_RAM__   ^^^ NOT defined   vvv defined
 
 void console_init(void)
 {
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ void console_init(void)
 #endif
 #if CONFIG_CONSOLE_NE2K
 	ne2k_init(CONFIG_CONSOLE_NE2K_IO_PORT);
+#endif
+#if CONFIG_CONSOLE_CBMEM
+	cbmemc_init();
 #endif
 	static const char console_test[] =
 		"\n\ncoreboot-"