diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey/aarch64/hikey_helpers.S b/plat/hisilicon/hikey/aarch64/hikey_helpers.S
index 9dfdae4..1752d3b 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey/aarch64/hikey_helpers.S
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey/aarch64/hikey_helpers.S
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 	mov_imm	x0, CRASH_CONSOLE_BASE
 	mov_imm	x1, PL011_UART_CLK_IN_HZ
 	mov_imm	x2, PL011_BAUDRATE
-	b	console_core_init
+	b	console_pl011_core_init
 endfunc plat_crash_console_init
 
 	/* ---------------------------------------------
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 	 */
 func plat_crash_console_putc
 	mov_imm	x1, CRASH_CONSOLE_BASE
-	b	console_core_putc
+	b	console_pl011_core_putc
 endfunc plat_crash_console_putc
 
 	/* ---------------------------------------------
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 	 */
 func plat_crash_console_flush
 	mov_imm	x0, CRASH_CONSOLE_BASE
-	b	console_core_flush
+	b	console_pl011_core_flush
 endfunc plat_crash_console_flush
 
 	/* ---------------------------------------------
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl1_setup.c b/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl1_setup.c
index 2fc99a0..6fcb597 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl1_setup.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl1_setup.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <arch_helpers.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <bl_common.h>
-#include <console.h>
 #include <debug.h>
 #include <dw_mmc.h>
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <hikey_layout.h>
 #include <mmc.h>
 #include <mmio.h>
+#include <pl011.h>
 #include <platform.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <tbbr/tbbr_img_desc.h>
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /* Data structure which holds the extents of the trusted RAM for BL1 */
 static meminfo_t bl1_tzram_layout;
+static console_pl011_t console;
 
 enum {
 	BOOT_NORMAL = 0,
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@
 void bl1_early_platform_setup(void)
 {
 	/* Initialize the console to provide early debug support */
-	console_init(CONSOLE_BASE, PL011_UART_CLK_IN_HZ, PL011_BAUDRATE);
+	console_pl011_register(CONSOLE_BASE, PL011_UART_CLK_IN_HZ,
+			       PL011_BAUDRATE, &console);
 
 	/* Allow BL1 to see the whole Trusted RAM */
 	bl1_tzram_layout.total_base = BL1_RW_BASE;
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl2_setup.c b/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl2_setup.c
index 62cd1f2..791076c 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl2_setup.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl2_setup.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <arch_helpers.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <bl_common.h>
-#include <console.h>
 #include <debug.h>
 #include <delay_timer.h>
 #include <desc_image_load.h>
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@
 #ifdef SPD_opteed
 #include <optee_utils.h>
 #endif
+#include <pl011.h>
 #include <platform.h>
 #include <platform_def.h>	/* also includes hikey_def.h and hikey_layout.h*/
 #include <string.h>
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #define BL2_COHERENT_RAM_LIMIT (unsigned long)(&__COHERENT_RAM_END__)
 
 static meminfo_t bl2_el3_tzram_layout;
+static console_pl011_t console;
 
 enum {
 	BOOT_MODE_RECOVERY = 0,
@@ -279,7 +280,8 @@
 				  u_register_t arg3, u_register_t arg4)
 {
 	/* Initialize the console to provide early debug support */
-	console_init(CONSOLE_BASE, PL011_UART_CLK_IN_HZ, PL011_BAUDRATE);
+	console_pl011_register(CONSOLE_BASE, PL011_UART_CLK_IN_HZ,
+			       PL011_BAUDRATE, &console);
 	/*
 	 * Allow BL2 to see the whole Trusted RAM.
 	 */
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl31_setup.c b/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl31_setup.c
index 525412c..0e061e9 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl31_setup.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <bl_common.h>
 #include <cci.h>
-#include <console.h>
 #include <debug.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <gicv2.h>
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <hisi_pwrc.h>
 #include <interrupt_props.h>
 #include <mmio.h>
+#include <pl011.h>
 #include <platform_def.h>
 
 #include "hikey_private.h"
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
 static entry_point_info_t bl32_ep_info;
 static entry_point_info_t bl33_ep_info;
+static console_pl011_t console;
 
 /******************************************************************************
  * On a GICv2 system, the Group 1 secure interrupts are treated as Group 0
@@ -92,7 +93,8 @@
 	from_bl2 = (void *) arg0;
 
 	/* Initialize the console to provide early debug support */
-	console_init(CONSOLE_BASE, PL011_UART_CLK_IN_HZ, PL011_BAUDRATE);
+	console_pl011_register(CONSOLE_BASE, PL011_UART_CLK_IN_HZ,
+			       PL011_BAUDRATE, &console);
 
 	/* Initialize CCI driver */
 	cci_init(CCI400_BASE, cci_map, ARRAY_SIZE(cci_map));
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey/platform.mk b/plat/hisilicon/hikey/platform.mk
index c8e760d..398b224 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey/platform.mk
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 CONSOLE_BASE			:=	PL011_UART3_BASE
 CRASH_CONSOLE_BASE		:=	PL011_UART3_BASE
+MULTI_CONSOLE_API		:=	1
 PLAT_PARTITION_MAX_ENTRIES	:=	12
 PLAT_PL061_MAX_GPIOS		:=	160
 COLD_BOOT_SINGLE_CPU		:=	1