diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/clocks-common.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/clocks-common.c
index e28b795..367d224 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/clocks-common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/clocks-common.c
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@
 	wait_for_lock(base);
 }
 
-void setup_clocks_for_console(void)
+static void setup_clocks_for_console(void)
 {
 	/* Do not add any spl_debug prints in this function */
 	clrsetbits_le32((*prcm)->cm_l4per_clkstctrl, CD_CLKCTRL_CLKTRCTRL_MASK,
@@ -853,14 +853,31 @@
 		disable_clock_domain(clk_domains[i]);
 }
 
-void prcm_init(void)
+/**
+ * setup_early_clocks() - Setup early clocks needed for SoC
+ *
+ * Setup clocks for console, SPL basic initialization clocks and initialize
+ * the timer. This is invoked prior prcm_init.
+ */
+void setup_early_clocks(void)
 {
 	switch (omap_hw_init_context()) {
 	case OMAP_INIT_CONTEXT_SPL:
 	case OMAP_INIT_CONTEXT_UBOOT_FROM_NOR:
 	case OMAP_INIT_CONTEXT_UBOOT_AFTER_CH:
+		setup_clocks_for_console();
 		enable_basic_clocks();
 		timer_init();
+		/* Fall through */
+	}
+}
+
+void prcm_init(void)
+{
+	switch (omap_hw_init_context()) {
+	case OMAP_INIT_CONTEXT_SPL:
+	case OMAP_INIT_CONTEXT_UBOOT_FROM_NOR:
+	case OMAP_INIT_CONTEXT_UBOOT_AFTER_CH:
 		scale_vcores(*omap_vcores);
 		setup_dplls();
 		setup_warmreset_time();
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c
index 80794f9..91f2dea 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c
@@ -125,10 +125,9 @@
 	set_mux_conf_regs();
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 	srcomp_enable();
-	setup_clocks_for_console();
-
 	do_io_settings();
 #endif
+	setup_early_clocks();
 	prcm_init();
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap4/sys_proto.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap4/sys_proto.h
index f30f865..71e3d77 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap4/sys_proto.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap4/sys_proto.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 void set_muxconf_regs_essential(void);
 u32 wait_on_value(u32, u32, void *, u32);
 void sdelay(unsigned long);
-void setup_clocks_for_console(void);
+void setup_early_clocks(void);
 void prcm_init(void);
 void bypass_dpll(u32 const base);
 void freq_update_core(void);
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap5/sys_proto.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap5/sys_proto.h
index 7fcb783..b9e09e7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap5/sys_proto.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap5/sys_proto.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 void set_muxconf_regs_essential(void);
 u32 wait_on_value(u32, u32, void *, u32);
 void sdelay(unsigned long);
-void setup_clocks_for_console(void);
+void setup_early_clocks(void);
 void prcm_init(void);
 void bypass_dpll(u32 const base);
 void freq_update_core(void);