diff --git a/plat/amlogic/common/aml_console.c b/plat/amlogic/common/aml_console.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..352279b6c31ed112688f3a6e4bfb79d3f3f677a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plat/amlogic/common/aml_console.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, Carlo Caione <ccaione@baylibre.com>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <common/debug.h>
+#include <meson_console.h>
+#include <platform_def.h>
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Function that sets up the console
+ ******************************************************************************/
+static console_meson_t aml_console;
+
+void aml_console_init(void)
+{
+	int rc = console_meson_register(AML_UART0_AO_BASE,
+					AML_UART0_AO_CLK_IN_HZ,
+					AML_UART_BAUDRATE,
+					&aml_console);
+	if (rc == 0) {
+		/*
+		 * The crash console doesn't use the multi console API, it uses
+		 * the core console functions directly. It is safe to call panic
+		 * and let it print debug information.
+		 */
+		panic();
+	}
+
+	console_set_scope(&aml_console.console,
+			  CONSOLE_FLAG_BOOT | CONSOLE_FLAG_RUNTIME);
+}
diff --git a/plat/amlogic/gxbb/gxbb_common.c b/plat/amlogic/gxbb/gxbb_common.c
index e98748e777a2c1c3a20eaa6ea0b2c5e4d3f0158a..260a347abff09aee42f0b1b67e410aa65e5d21c1 100644
--- a/plat/amlogic/gxbb/gxbb_common.c
+++ b/plat/amlogic/gxbb/gxbb_common.c
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <bl31/interrupt_mgmt.h>
 #include <common/bl_common.h>
-#include <common/debug.h>
 #include <common/ep_info.h>
-#include <drivers/amlogic/meson_console.h>
 #include <lib/mmio.h>
 #include <lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_v2.h>
 #include <platform_def.h>
@@ -100,30 +98,6 @@ void aml_setup_page_tables(void)
 	init_xlat_tables();
 }
 
-/*******************************************************************************
- * Function that sets up the console
- ******************************************************************************/
-static console_meson_t gxbb_console;
-
-void aml_console_init(void)
-{
-	int rc = console_meson_register(AML_UART0_AO_BASE,
-					AML_UART0_AO_CLK_IN_HZ,
-					AML_UART_BAUDRATE,
-					&gxbb_console);
-	if (rc == 0) {
-		/*
-		 * The crash console doesn't use the multi console API, it uses
-		 * the core console functions directly. It is safe to call panic
-		 * and let it print debug information.
-		 */
-		panic();
-	}
-
-	console_set_scope(&gxbb_console.console,
-			  CONSOLE_FLAG_BOOT | CONSOLE_FLAG_RUNTIME);
-}
-
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Function that returns the system counter frequency
  ******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/plat/amlogic/gxbb/platform.mk b/plat/amlogic/gxbb/platform.mk
index 59c4f3d638c834ad30dacd117499682fe87065f5..57167b077b810bbe5be14aff4934e709e75cdf69 100644
--- a/plat/amlogic/gxbb/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/amlogic/gxbb/platform.mk
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ BL31_SOURCES		+=	lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a53.S			\
 				${AML_PLAT_COMMON}/aml_sip_svc.c		\
 				${AML_PLAT_COMMON}/aml_thermal.c		\
 				${AML_PLAT_COMMON}/aml_topology.c		\
+				${AML_PLAT_COMMON}/aml_console.c		\
 				${XLAT_TABLES_LIB_SRCS}				\
 				${GIC_SOURCES}
 
diff --git a/plat/amlogic/gxl/gxl_common.c b/plat/amlogic/gxl/gxl_common.c
index 468688538df0c6b44c1243c8adecc8b2df5c977b..e1d7bfb92f44bb6ef15faae4073c4e6192228790 100644
--- a/plat/amlogic/gxl/gxl_common.c
+++ b/plat/amlogic/gxl/gxl_common.c
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <bl31/interrupt_mgmt.h>
 #include <common/bl_common.h>
-#include <common/debug.h>
 #include <common/ep_info.h>
 #include <lib/mmio.h>
 #include <lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_v2.h>
-#include <meson_console.h>
 #include <platform_def.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
@@ -100,30 +98,6 @@ void aml_setup_page_tables(void)
 	init_xlat_tables();
 }
 
-/*******************************************************************************
- * Function that sets up the console
- ******************************************************************************/
-static console_meson_t gxl_console;
-
-void aml_console_init(void)
-{
-	int rc = console_meson_register(AML_UART0_AO_BASE,
-					AML_UART0_AO_CLK_IN_HZ,
-					AML_UART_BAUDRATE,
-					&gxl_console);
-	if (rc == 0) {
-		/*
-		 * The crash console doesn't use the multi console API, it uses
-		 * the core console functions directly. It is safe to call panic
-		 * and let it print debug information.
-		 */
-		panic();
-	}
-
-	console_set_scope(&gxl_console.console,
-			  CONSOLE_FLAG_BOOT | CONSOLE_FLAG_RUNTIME);
-}
-
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Function that returns the system counter frequency
  ******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/plat/amlogic/gxl/platform.mk b/plat/amlogic/gxl/platform.mk
index 80c991ced362ffedf75e83b0af87cddc9f41727c..2e47670f019e49de8322ac40de13967c0a07d267 100644
--- a/plat/amlogic/gxl/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/amlogic/gxl/platform.mk
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ BL31_SOURCES		+=	lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a53.S			\
 				${AML_PLAT_COMMON}/aml_sip_svc.c		\
 				${AML_PLAT_COMMON}/aml_thermal.c		\
 				${AML_PLAT_COMMON}/aml_topology.c		\
+				${AML_PLAT_COMMON}/aml_console.c		\
 				drivers/amlogic/crypto/sha_dma.c		\
 				${XLAT_TABLES_LIB_SRCS}				\
 				${GIC_SOURCES}