diff --git a/plat/arm/css/sgm/sgm_bl1_setup.c b/plat/arm/css/sgm/sgm_bl1_setup.c
index 51e3e53..dc3d71d 100644
--- a/plat/arm/css/sgm/sgm_bl1_setup.c
+++ b/plat/arm/css/sgm/sgm_bl1_setup.c
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@
 
 void bl1_early_platform_setup(void)
 {
-	/* Initialize the platform configuration structure */
-	plat_config_init();
 
+	/* Initialize the console before anything else */
 	arm_bl1_early_platform_setup();
 
+	/* Initialize the platform configuration structure */
+	plat_config_init();
+
 #if !HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY
 	/*
 	 * Initialize Interconnect for this cluster during cold boot.