diff --git a/src/drivers/elog/elog.c b/src/drivers/elog/elog.c
index ecee145e31..54674ce9fb 100644
--- a/src/drivers/elog/elog.c
+++ b/src/drivers/elog/elog.c
@@ -898,4 +898,9 @@ int elog_add_extended_event(u8 type, u32 complement)
 
 /* Make sure elog_init() runs at least once to log System Boot event. */
 static void elog_bs_init(void *unused) { elog_init(); }
+
+#if CONFIG(POSTPONE_SPI_ACCESS)
+BOOT_STATE_INIT_ENTRY(BS_PAYLOAD_LOAD, BS_ON_EXIT, elog_bs_init, NULL);
+#else
 BOOT_STATE_INIT_ENTRY(BS_POST_DEVICE, BS_ON_ENTRY, elog_bs_init, NULL);
+#endif
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/pantherlake/elog.c b/src/soc/intel/pantherlake/elog.c
index 5abf766fc7..e5a6a9a3cf 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/pantherlake/elog.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/pantherlake/elog.c
@@ -210,7 +210,11 @@ static void pch_log_state(void *unused)
 		pch_log_wake_source(ps);
 }
 
+#if CONFIG(POSTPONE_SPI_ACCESS)
+BOOT_STATE_INIT_ENTRY(BS_PAYLOAD_LOAD, BS_ON_ENTRY, pch_log_state, NULL);
+#else
 BOOT_STATE_INIT_ENTRY(BS_DEV_INIT, BS_ON_EXIT, pch_log_state, NULL);
+#endif
 
 void elog_gsmi_cb_platform_log_wake_source(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/elog.c b/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/elog.c
index e60cec83b0..5dabb3cf7f 100644
--- a/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/elog.c
+++ b/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/elog.c
@@ -31,4 +31,8 @@ static void elog_add_vboot_info(void *unused)
 	elog_add_event_raw(ELOG_TYPE_FW_VBOOT_INFO, &data, width);
 }
 
+#if CONFIG(POSTPONE_SPI_ACCESS)
+BOOT_STATE_INIT_ENTRY(BS_PAYLOAD_LOAD, BS_ON_EXIT, elog_add_vboot_info, NULL);
+#else
 BOOT_STATE_INIT_ENTRY(BS_POST_DEVICE, BS_ON_ENTRY, elog_add_vboot_info, NULL);
+#endif