diff --git a/src/soc/intel/baytrail/romstage/romstage.c b/src/soc/intel/baytrail/romstage/romstage.c
index 9752363cfd..5af9bf4566 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/baytrail/romstage/romstage.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/baytrail/romstage/romstage.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #if CONFIG_EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC
 #include <ec/google/chromeec/ec.h>
 #endif
+#include <elog.h>
 #include <ramstage_cache.h>
 #include <romstage_handoff.h>
 #include <timestamp.h>
@@ -145,6 +146,10 @@ void romstage_common(struct romstage_params *params)
 
 	mark_ts(params, timestamp_get());
 
+#if CONFIG_ELOG_BOOT_COUNT
+	boot_count_increment();
+#endif
+
 	/* Initialize RAM */
 	raminit(params->mrc_params, 5);