diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c
index 09baa5c..b035c90 100644
--- a/common/board_f.c
+++ b/common/board_f.c
@@ -737,6 +737,15 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int initf_console_record(void)
+{
+#if defined(CONFIG_CONSOLE_RECORD) && defined(CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN)
+	return console_record_init();
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
 static int initf_dm(void)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_DM) && defined(CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN)
@@ -773,6 +782,7 @@
 	trace_early_init,
 #endif
 	initf_malloc,
+	initf_console_record,
 #if defined(CONFIG_MPC85xx) || defined(CONFIG_MPC86xx)
 	/* TODO: can this go into arch_cpu_init()? */
 	probecpu,