diff --git a/src/arch/arm/Kconfig b/src/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 18e38df2ef..940e3c73cd 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/src/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ config ARM_BOOTBLOCK_NORMAL
 
 endchoice
 
+config CBMEM_CONSOLE_PRERAM_BASE
+	hex
+	depends on CONSOLE_CBMEM
+
 config CPU_HAS_BOOTBLOCK_INIT
 	bool
 	default n
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/bootblock.ld b/src/arch/arm/bootblock.ld
index 8d05c7b5a5..150bf2df6b 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/bootblock.ld
+++ b/src/arch/arm/bootblock.ld
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.sbss.*);
 	} : to_load = 0xff
 
+	preram_cbmem_console = CONFIG_CBMEM_CONSOLE_PRERAM_BASE;
+
 	/DISCARD/ : {
 		*(.comment)
 		*(.note)
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/romstage.ld b/src/arch/arm/romstage.ld
index a723fe6008..22279aca93 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/romstage.ld
+++ b/src/arch/arm/romstage.ld
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	_end = .;
 
+	preram_cbmem_console = CONFIG_CBMEM_CONSOLE_PRERAM_BASE;
+
 	/* Discard the sections we don't need/want */
 	/DISCARD/ : {
 		*(.comment)