diff --git a/src/console/init.c b/src/console/init.c
index 91d6492e4d..1029e6b14f 100644
--- a/src/console/init.c
+++ b/src/console/init.c
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@ asmlinkage void console_init(void)
 
 	console_hw_init();
 
-	printk(BIOS_INFO, "\n\ncoreboot-%s%s %s " ENV_STRING " starting...\n",
+	printk(BIOS_NOTICE, "\n\ncoreboot-%s%s %s " ENV_STRING " starting...\n",
 	       coreboot_version, coreboot_extra_version, coreboot_build);
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/cbmem_console.c b/src/lib/cbmem_console.c
index eb0cc93ee4..b0008b1d9c 100644
--- a/src/lib/cbmem_console.c
+++ b/src/lib/cbmem_console.c
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ static void copy_console_buffer(struct cbmem_console *src_cons_p)
 		return;
 
 	if (src_cons_p->cursor & OVERFLOW) {
-		const char overflow_warning[] = "\n*** Pre-CBMEM console "
-			"overflowed, log truncated ***\n";
+		const char overflow_warning[] = "\n*** Pre-CBMEM " ENV_STRING
+			" console overflowed, log truncated! ***\n";
 		for (c = 0; c < sizeof(overflow_warning) - 1; c++)
 			cbmemc_tx_byte(overflow_warning[c]);
 		for (c = src_cons_p->cursor & CURSOR_MASK;
diff --git a/util/cbmem/cbmem.c b/util/cbmem/cbmem.c
index 48a1bc963d..daa7b566ca 100644
--- a/util/cbmem/cbmem.c
+++ b/util/cbmem/cbmem.c
@@ -670,9 +670,12 @@ static void dump_console(int one_boot_only)
 	cursor = 0;
 	if (one_boot_only) {
 #define BANNER_REGEX(stage) "\n\ncoreboot-[^\n]* " stage " starting\\.\\.\\.\n"
+#define OVERFLOW_REGEX(stage) "\n*** Pre-CBMEM " stage " console overflowed"
 		const char *regex[] = { BANNER_REGEX("bootblock"),
 					BANNER_REGEX("romstage"),
-					BANNER_REGEX("ramstage")};
+					OVERFLOW_REGEX("romstage"),
+					BANNER_REGEX("ramstage"),
+					OVERFLOW_REGEX("ramstage") };
 		int i;
 
 		for (i = 0; !cursor && i < ARRAY_SIZE(regex); i++) {