diff --git a/plat/rpi/common/include/rpi_shared.h b/plat/rpi/common/include/rpi_shared.h
index 686343892..de8357162 100644
--- a/plat/rpi/common/include/rpi_shared.h
+++ b/plat/rpi/common/include/rpi_shared.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /* Utility functions */
-void rpi3_console_init(void);
+void rpi3_console_init(unsigned int base_clk_rate);
 void rpi3_setup_page_tables(uintptr_t total_base, size_t total_size,
 			    uintptr_t code_start, uintptr_t code_limit,
 			    uintptr_t rodata_start, uintptr_t rodata_limit
diff --git a/plat/rpi/common/rpi3_common.c b/plat/rpi/common/rpi3_common.c
index ab63d98f1..4317b3a26 100644
--- a/plat/rpi/common/rpi3_common.c
+++ b/plat/rpi/common/rpi3_common.c
@@ -104,14 +104,14 @@ static const mmap_region_t plat_rpi3_mmap[] = {
  ******************************************************************************/
 static console_16550_t rpi3_console;
 
-void rpi3_console_init(void)
+void rpi3_console_init(unsigned int base_clk_rate)
 {
 	int console_scope = CONSOLE_FLAG_BOOT;
 #if RPI3_RUNTIME_UART != -1
 	console_scope |= CONSOLE_FLAG_RUNTIME;
 #endif
 	int rc = console_16550_register(PLAT_RPI3_UART_BASE,
-					PLAT_RPI3_UART_CLK_IN_HZ,
+					base_clk_rate,
 					PLAT_RPI3_UART_BAUDRATE,
 					&rpi3_console);
 	if (rc == 0) {
diff --git a/plat/rpi/rpi3/rpi3_bl1_setup.c b/plat/rpi/rpi3/rpi3_bl1_setup.c
index 3ac30e0f0..dcce76e47 100644
--- a/plat/rpi/rpi3/rpi3_bl1_setup.c
+++ b/plat/rpi/rpi3/rpi3_bl1_setup.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void bl1_early_platform_setup(void)
 		      0x80000000);
 
 	/* Initialize the console to provide early debug support */
-	rpi3_console_init();
+	rpi3_console_init(PLAT_RPI3_UART_CLK_IN_HZ);
 
 	/* Allow BL1 to see the whole Trusted RAM */
 	bl1_tzram_layout.total_base = BL_RAM_BASE;
diff --git a/plat/rpi/rpi3/rpi3_bl2_setup.c b/plat/rpi/rpi3/rpi3_bl2_setup.c
index 991c0fcb2..44827c63a 100644
--- a/plat/rpi/rpi3/rpi3_bl2_setup.c
+++ b/plat/rpi/rpi3/rpi3_bl2_setup.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void bl2_early_platform_setup2(u_register_t arg0, u_register_t arg1,
 	meminfo_t *mem_layout = (meminfo_t *) arg1;
 
 	/* Initialize the console to provide early debug support */
-	rpi3_console_init();
+	rpi3_console_init(PLAT_RPI3_UART_CLK_IN_HZ);
 
 	/* Enable arch timer */
 	generic_delay_timer_init();
diff --git a/plat/rpi/rpi3/rpi3_bl31_setup.c b/plat/rpi/rpi3/rpi3_bl31_setup.c
index a9efc52b8..c16dbffaa 100644
--- a/plat/rpi/rpi3/rpi3_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/rpi/rpi3/rpi3_bl31_setup.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void bl31_early_platform_setup2(u_register_t arg0, u_register_t arg1,
 
 {
 	/* Initialize the console to provide early debug support */
-	rpi3_console_init();
+	rpi3_console_init(PLAT_RPI3_UART_CLK_IN_HZ);
 
 	/*
 	 * In debug builds, a special value is passed in 'arg1' to verify