diff --git a/src/mainboard/ti/beaglebone/romstage.c b/src/mainboard/ti/beaglebone/romstage.c
index 3b9cae880a..e66a3dd29e 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/ti/beaglebone/romstage.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/ti/beaglebone/romstage.c
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ void main(void)
 {
 	void *entry;
 
+	console_init();
+	printk(BIOS_INFO, "Hello from romstage.\n");
+
 	entry = cbfs_load_stage(CBFS_DEFAULT_MEDIA, "fallback/coreboot_ram");
 	printk(BIOS_INFO, "entry is 0x%p, leaving romstage.\n", entry);