diff --git a/src/drivers/net/Makefile.inc b/src/drivers/net/Makefile.inc
index a17547c6e0..9ba459b25a 100644
--- a/src/drivers/net/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/drivers/net/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 
+bootblock-$(CONFIG_CONSOLE_NE2K) += ne2k.c
 romstage-$(CONFIG_CONSOLE_NE2K) += ne2k.c
 ramstage-$(CONFIG_CONSOLE_NE2K) += ne2k.c
 ramstage-$(CONFIG_REALTEK_8168_RESET) += r8168.c
diff --git a/src/drivers/net/ne2k.c b/src/drivers/net/ne2k.c
index 589ec4c34f..4479a76742 100644
--- a/src/drivers/net/ne2k.c
+++ b/src/drivers/net/ne2k.c
@@ -266,8 +266,7 @@ int ne2k_init(unsigned int eth_nic_base)
 	pci_devfn_t dev;
 	unsigned char c;
 
-	/* FIXME: This console is not enabled for bootblock. */
-	if (!ENV_ROMSTAGE)
+	if (!ENV_ROMSTAGE_OR_BEFORE)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* For this to work, mainboard code must have configured
diff --git a/src/include/console/ne2k.h b/src/include/console/ne2k.h
index ca8d147ed0..220a6321fc 100644
--- a/src/include/console/ne2k.h
+++ b/src/include/console/ne2k.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ void ne2k_append_data(unsigned char *d, int len, unsigned int base);
 int ne2k_init(unsigned int eth_nic_base);
 void ne2k_transmit(unsigned int eth_nic_base);
 
-#if CONFIG(CONSOLE_NE2K) && (ENV_ROMSTAGE || ENV_RAMSTAGE)
+#if CONFIG(CONSOLE_NE2K) && (ENV_ROMSTAGE_OR_BEFORE || ENV_RAMSTAGE)
 static inline void __ne2k_init(void)
 {
 	ne2k_init(CONFIG_CONSOLE_NE2K_IO_PORT);
diff --git a/src/lib/Makefile.inc b/src/lib/Makefile.inc
index 53ff2d36cf..0f4600813b 100644
--- a/src/lib/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/lib/Makefile.inc
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ ramstage-y += rtc.c
 romstage-$(CONFIG_COLLECT_TIMESTAMPS) += timestamp.c
 romstage-$(CONFIG_CONSOLE_CBMEM) += cbmem_console.c
 
+bootblock-y += compute_ip_checksum.c
 romstage-y += compute_ip_checksum.c
 romstage-y += dimm_info_util.c
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_COMPILER_GCC),y)