diff --git a/plat/marvell/a8k/common/plat_bl1_setup.c b/plat/marvell/a8k/common/plat_bl1_setup.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Marvell International Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:     BSD-3-Clause
+ * https://spdx.org/licenses
+ */
+
+#include <mmio.h>
+#include <plat_marvell.h>
+
+void marvell_bl1_setup_mpps(void)
+{
+	/* Enable UART MPPs.
+	 ** In a normal system, this is done by Bootrom.
+	 */
+	mmio_write_32(MVEBU_AP_MPP_REGS(1), 0x3000);
+	mmio_write_32(MVEBU_AP_MPP_REGS(2), 0x3000);
+}