diff --git a/board/nvidia/common/board.c b/board/nvidia/common/board.c
index 6a1312c..c3f6796 100644
--- a/board/nvidia/common/board.c
+++ b/board/nvidia/common/board.c
@@ -112,9 +112,13 @@
  */
 int board_init(void)
 {
+	/* Do clocks and UART first so that printf() works */
 	clock_init();
 	clock_verify();
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPI_UART_SWITCH
+	gpio_config_uart();
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_TEGRA2_SPI
 	spi_init();
 #endif
@@ -152,7 +156,11 @@
 	pin_mux_uart(uart_ids);
 
 	/* Initialize periph GPIOs */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPI_UART_SWITCH
+	gpio_early_init_uart();
+#else
 	gpio_config_uart();
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif	/* EARLY_INIT */
diff --git a/board/nvidia/common/board.h b/board/nvidia/common/board.h
index 1f57086..80fdcbe 100644
--- a/board/nvidia/common/board.h
+++ b/board/nvidia/common/board.h
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@
 
 void gpio_config_uart(void);
 int tegra2_mmc_init(int dev_index, int bus_width, int pwr_gpio, int cd_gpio);
+void gpio_early_init_uart(void);
 
 #endif	/* BOARD_H */
diff --git a/board/nvidia/seaboard/seaboard.c b/board/nvidia/seaboard/seaboard.c
index 7f2827b..0b779f6 100644
--- a/board/nvidia/seaboard/seaboard.c
+++ b/board/nvidia/seaboard/seaboard.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #endif
 #include "../common/board.h"
 
+/* TODO: Remove this code when the SPI switch is working */
+#ifndef CONFIG_SPI_UART_SWITCH
 /*
  * Routine: gpio_config_uart_seaboard
  * Description: Force GPIO_PI3 low on Seaboard so UART4 works.
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@
 		return;
 	gpio_config_uart_seaboard();
 }
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TEGRA2_MMC
 /*