diff --git a/src/mainboard/intel/minnow3/bootblock.c b/src/mainboard/intel/minnow3/bootblock.c
index ceb530b0a3..e2a339138f 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/intel/minnow3/bootblock.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/intel/minnow3/bootblock.c
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 
 #include <bootblock_common.h>
+#include <soc/gpio.h>
+
 #include "gpio.h"
 
-void bootblock_mainboard_init(void)
+void bootblock_mainboard_early_init(void)
 {
 	const struct pad_config *pads;
 	size_t num;
 
-	/* Configure GPIOs needed prior to ramstage. */
 	pads = early_gpio_table(&num);
 	gpio_configure_pads(pads, num);
 }
diff --git a/src/mainboard/intel/minnow3/gpio.c b/src/mainboard/intel/minnow3/gpio.c
index 2e356d60c2..4c0515d8e9 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/intel/minnow3/gpio.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/intel/minnow3/gpio.c
@@ -279,6 +279,9 @@ const struct pad_config *gpio_table(size_t *num)
 
 /* GPIOs needed prior to ramstage. */
 static const struct pad_config early_gpio_table_config[] = {
+	PAD_CFG_NF(GPIO_46, UP_20K, DEEP, NF1), /* LPSS_UART2_RXD */
+	PAD_CFG_NF(GPIO_47, UP_20K, DEEP, NF1), /* LPSS_UART2_TXD */
+
 	PAD_CFG_NF(GPIO_134, UP_20K, DEEP, NF2), /* ISH_I2C0_SDA/IO-OD */
 	PAD_CFG_NF(GPIO_135, UP_20K, DEEP, NF2), /* ISH_I2C0_SCL/IO-OD */
 	PAD_CFG_NF(GPIO_136, UP_20K, DEEP, NF2), /* ISH_I2C1_SDA/IO-OD */