diff --git a/src/system/boot/platform/bios_ia32/start.c b/src/system/boot/platform/bios_ia32/start.c
index 5dc91bcb46..3d9535abe0 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/platform/bios_ia32/start.c
+++ b/src/system/boot/platform/bios_ia32/start.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ _start(void)
 	args.arguments = NULL;
 
 	serial_init();
+	serial_enable();
 	console_init();
 	cpu_init();
 	mmu_init();
@@ -132,8 +133,8 @@ _start(void)
 	// reading the keyboard doesn't seem to work in graphics mode
 	// (maybe a bochs problem)
 	sBootOptions = check_for_boot_keys();
-	//if (sBootOptions & BOOT_OPTION_DEBUG_OUTPUT)
-		serial_enable();
+//	if (sBootOptions & BOOT_OPTION_DEBUG_OUTPUT)
+//		serial_enable();
 
 	apm_init();
 	acpi_init();