diff --git a/litex/soc/software/bios/boot.c b/litex/soc/software/bios/boot.c
index 501b8a4d5..8d511bca3 100644
--- a/litex/soc/software/bios/boot.c
+++ b/litex/soc/software/bios/boot.c
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ void __attribute__((noreturn)) boot(unsigned long r1, unsigned long r2, unsigned
 {
 	printf("Executing booted program at 0x%08lx\n\n", addr);
 	printf("--============= \e[1mLiftoff!\e[0m ===============--\n");
+#ifdef CSR_UART_BASE
 	uart_sync();
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_HAS_INTERRUPT
 	irq_setmask(0);
 	irq_setie(0);