diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/imx8mm_bl31_setup.c b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/imx8mm_bl31_setup.c
index 8e66361..c8a3adf 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/imx8mm_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/imx8mm_bl31_setup.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 void bl31_early_platform_setup2(u_register_t arg0, u_register_t arg1,
 		u_register_t arg2, u_register_t arg3)
 {
-	unsigned int console_base = 0U;
+	unsigned int console_base = IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE;
 	static console_t console;
 	int i;
 
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@
 
 	imx_csu_init(csu_cfg);
 
-#if IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE
-	console_base = IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE;
-#endif
 	if (console_base == 0U) {
 		console_base = imx8m_uart_get_base();
 	}
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/platform.mk b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/platform.mk
index 2462517..6f6daf8 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/platform.mk
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@
 $(eval $(call add_define,BL32_SIZE))
 
 IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE	?=	0x30890000
+ifeq (${IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE},auto)
+    override IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE	:=	0
+endif
 $(eval $(call add_define,IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE))
 
 EL3_EXCEPTION_HANDLING := $(SDEI_SUPPORT)
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mn/imx8mn_bl31_setup.c b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mn/imx8mn_bl31_setup.c
index aeb1cbf..147249e 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mn/imx8mn_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mn/imx8mn_bl31_setup.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 void bl31_early_platform_setup2(u_register_t arg0, u_register_t arg1,
 		u_register_t arg2, u_register_t arg3)
 {
-	unsigned int console_base = 0U;
+	unsigned int console_base = IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE;
 	static console_t console;
 	unsigned int val;
 	int i;
@@ -143,9 +143,6 @@
 	val = mmio_read_32(IMX_IOMUX_GPR_BASE + 0x2c);
 	mmio_write_32(IMX_IOMUX_GPR_BASE + 0x2c, val | 0x3DFF0000);
 
-#if IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE
-	console_base = IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE;
-#endif
 	if (console_base == 0U) {
 		console_base = imx8m_uart_get_base();
 	}
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mn/platform.mk b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mn/platform.mk
index 4651610..a6b43f2 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mn/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mn/platform.mk
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@
 $(eval $(call add_define,BL32_SIZE))
 
 IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE	?=	0x30890000
+ifeq (${IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE},auto)
+    override IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE	:=	0
+endif
 $(eval $(call add_define,IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE))
 
 EL3_EXCEPTION_HANDLING := $(SDEI_SUPPORT)
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mp/imx8mp_bl31_setup.c b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mp/imx8mp_bl31_setup.c
index e25668b..b0a41c7 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mp/imx8mp_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mp/imx8mp_bl31_setup.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 void bl31_early_platform_setup2(u_register_t arg0, u_register_t arg1,
 		u_register_t arg2, u_register_t arg3)
 {
-	unsigned int console_base = 0U;
+	unsigned int console_base = IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE;
 	static console_t console;
 	unsigned int val;
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -139,9 +139,6 @@
 	val = mmio_read_32(IMX_IOMUX_GPR_BASE + 0x2c);
 	mmio_write_32(IMX_IOMUX_GPR_BASE + 0x2c, val | 0x3DFF0000);
 
-#if IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE
-	console_base = IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE;
-#endif
 	if (console_base == 0U) {
 		console_base = imx8m_uart_get_base();
 	}
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mp/platform.mk b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mp/platform.mk
index 21836d9..a8400a4 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mp/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mp/platform.mk
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@
 $(eval $(call add_define,BL32_SIZE))
 
 IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE	?=	0x30890000
+ifeq (${IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE},auto)
+    override IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE	:=	0
+endif
 $(eval $(call add_define,IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE))
 
 EL3_EXCEPTION_HANDLING := $(SDEI_SUPPORT)