diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c
index ad8b5ac..9ef10bd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@
 	set_mux_conf_regs();
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 	setup_clocks_for_console();
+
+	gd = &gdata;
+
 	preloader_console_init();
 	do_io_settings();
 #endif