diff --git a/plat/socionext/synquacer/include/platform_def.h b/plat/socionext/synquacer/include/platform_def.h
index e356bf5..7ef0f13 100644
--- a/plat/socionext/synquacer/include/platform_def.h
+++ b/plat/socionext/synquacer/include/platform_def.h
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
 #define BL31_SIZE			0x00080000
 #define BL31_LIMIT			(BL31_BASE + BL31_SIZE)
 
+/* UART related constants */
+#define PLAT_SQ_BOOT_UART_BASE		0x2A400000
+#define PLAT_SQ_BOOT_UART_CLK_IN_HZ	62500000
+#define SQ_CONSOLE_BAUDRATE		115200
+
 #define SQ_BOOT_CFG_ADDR			0x45410000
 #define PLAT_SQ_PRIMARY_CPU_SHIFT		8
 #define PLAT_SQ_PRIMARY_CPU_BIT_WIDTH		6
diff --git a/plat/socionext/synquacer/sq_bl31_setup.c b/plat/socionext/synquacer/sq_bl31_setup.c
index e8553ab..3ebf788 100644
--- a/plat/socionext/synquacer/sq_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/socionext/synquacer/sq_bl31_setup.c
@@ -9,11 +9,22 @@
 #include <platform_def.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <bl_common.h>
+#include <pl011.h>
 #include <debug.h>
 
+static console_pl011_t console;
+
 void bl31_early_platform_setup(bl31_params_t *from_bl2,
 				void *plat_params_from_bl2)
 {
+	/* Initialize the console to provide early debug support */
+	(void)console_pl011_register(PLAT_SQ_BOOT_UART_BASE,
+			       PLAT_SQ_BOOT_UART_CLK_IN_HZ,
+			       SQ_CONSOLE_BAUDRATE, &console);
+
+	console_set_scope(&console.console, CONSOLE_FLAG_BOOT |
+			  CONSOLE_FLAG_RUNTIME);
+
 	/* There are no parameters from BL2 if BL31 is a reset vector */
 	assert(from_bl2 == NULL);
 	assert(plat_params_from_bl2 == NULL);
diff --git a/plat/socionext/synquacer/sq_helpers.S b/plat/socionext/synquacer/sq_helpers.S
index d65e852..558aa15 100644
--- a/plat/socionext/synquacer/sq_helpers.S
+++ b/plat/socionext/synquacer/sq_helpers.S
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 	.global	platform_mem_init
 	.global	plat_is_my_cpu_primary
 	.global plat_secondary_cold_boot_setup
+	.global	plat_crash_console_init
+	.global	plat_crash_console_putc
+	.global	plat_crash_console_flush
 
 /*
  * unsigned int sq_calc_core_pos(u_register_t mpidr)
@@ -69,3 +72,39 @@
 	cset	w0, eq
 	ret	x9
 endfunc plat_is_my_cpu_primary
+
+/*
+ * int plat_crash_console_init(void)
+ * Function to initialize the crash console
+ * without a C Runtime to print crash report.
+ * Clobber list : x0, x1, x2
+ */
+func plat_crash_console_init
+	mov_imm x0, PLAT_SQ_BOOT_UART_BASE
+	mov_imm x1, PLAT_SQ_BOOT_UART_CLK_IN_HZ
+	mov_imm x2, SQ_CONSOLE_BAUDRATE
+	b	console_pl011_core_init
+endfunc plat_crash_console_init
+
+/*
+ * int plat_crash_console_putc(int c)
+ * Function to print a character on the crash
+ * console without a C Runtime.
+ * Clobber list : x1, x2
+ */
+func plat_crash_console_putc
+	mov_imm	x1, PLAT_SQ_BOOT_UART_BASE
+	b	console_pl011_core_putc
+endfunc plat_crash_console_putc
+
+/*
+ * int plat_crash_console_flush(int c)
+ * Function to force a write of all buffered
+ * data that hasn't been output.
+ * Out : return -1 on error else return 0.
+ * Clobber list : x0, x1
+ */
+func plat_crash_console_flush
+	mov_imm	x0, PLAT_SQ_BOOT_UART_BASE
+	b	console_pl011_core_flush
+endfunc plat_crash_console_flush