diff --git a/plat/mediatek/common/mtk_bl31_setup.c b/plat/mediatek/common/mtk_bl31_setup.c
index 79ab29d6f..7c9db8bb1 100644
--- a/plat/mediatek/common/mtk_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/mediatek/common/mtk_bl31_setup.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ void bl31_platform_setup(void)
 void bl31_plat_runtime_setup(void)
 {
 	mtk_init_one_level(MTK_INIT_LVL_PLAT_RUNTIME);
+	console_switch_state(CONSOLE_FLAG_RUNTIME);
 }
 
 unsigned int plat_get_syscnt_freq2(void)