diff --git a/board/bsh/imx8mn_smm_s2/spl.c b/board/bsh/imx8mn_smm_s2/spl.c
index 5f04731..0f61acc 100644
--- a/board/bsh/imx8mn_smm_s2/spl.c
+++ b/board/bsh/imx8mn_smm_s2/spl.c
@@ -40,14 +40,8 @@
 		puts("Failed to find clock node. Check device tree\n");
 }
 
-#define UART_PAD_CTRL	(PAD_CTL_DSE6 | PAD_CTL_FSEL1)
 #define WDOG_PAD_CTRL	(PAD_CTL_DSE6 | PAD_CTL_ODE | PAD_CTL_PUE | PAD_CTL_PE)
 
-static const iomux_v3_cfg_t uart_pads[] = {
-	IMX8MN_PAD_UART4_RXD__UART4_DCE_RX | MUX_PAD_CTRL(UART_PAD_CTRL),
-	IMX8MN_PAD_UART4_TXD__UART4_DCE_TX | MUX_PAD_CTRL(UART_PAD_CTRL),
-};
-
 static const iomux_v3_cfg_t wdog_pads[] = {
 	IMX8MN_PAD_GPIO1_IO02__WDOG1_WDOG_B | MUX_PAD_CTRL(WDOG_PAD_CTRL),
 };
@@ -59,7 +53,6 @@
 	imx_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(wdog_pads, ARRAY_SIZE(wdog_pads));
 	set_wdog_reset(wdog);
 
-	imx_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(uart_pads, ARRAY_SIZE(uart_pads));
 	init_uart_clk(3);
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NAND_MXS)) {
@@ -82,14 +75,14 @@
 
 	timer_init();
 
-	preloader_console_init();
-
 	ret = spl_init();
 	if (ret) {
 		debug("spl_init() failed: %d\n", ret);
 		hang();
 	}
 
+	preloader_console_init();
+
 	/* DDR initialization */
 	spl_dram_init();