diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/cpu_x86.c b/arch/x86/cpu/cpu_x86.c
index 8be14b5929110dd4dd29d107d4168630fb6b4065..b465b14a948ed715b170baecfedf4b34fa4b312d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/cpu_x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/cpu_x86.c
@@ -41,10 +41,14 @@ int cpu_x86_get_vendor(struct udevice *dev, char *buf, int size)
 
 int cpu_x86_get_desc(struct udevice *dev, char *buf, int size)
 {
+	char *ptr;
+
 	if (size < CPU_MAX_NAME_LEN)
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
-	cpu_get_name(buf);
+	ptr = cpu_get_name(buf);
+	if (ptr != buf)
+		strcpy(buf, ptr);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/spl.c b/arch/x86/lib/spl.c
index 2b1b450737b1a53e65c93af0f7080d080acbfb57..832a5d7c0ea3b997820898061438b692689af914 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/spl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/spl.c
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ static int x86_spl_init(void)
 		debug("%s: spl_init() failed\n", __func__);
 		return ret;
 	}
-	preloader_console_init();
-
 	ret = arch_cpu_init();
 	if (ret) {
 		debug("%s: arch_cpu_init() failed\n", __func__);
@@ -49,6 +47,7 @@ static int x86_spl_init(void)
 		debug("%s: arch_cpu_init_dm() failed\n", __func__);
 		return ret;
 	}
+	preloader_console_init();
 	ret = print_cpuinfo();
 	if (ret) {
 		debug("%s: print_cpuinfo() failed\n", __func__);
diff --git a/configs/chromebook_link64_defconfig b/configs/chromebook_link64_defconfig
index 3ab34cd72b687350e9ef1eea582864c2f3a475b7..749cfd43b05e4f15432efb645b24bd1045963c9e 100644
--- a/configs/chromebook_link64_defconfig
+++ b/configs/chromebook_link64_defconfig
@@ -86,4 +86,5 @@ CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_VESA_MODE_11A=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO_IVYBRIDGE_IGD=y
 CONFIG_CONSOLE_SCROLL_LINES=5
 CONFIG_USE_PRIVATE_LIBGCC=y
+CONFIG_CMD_DHRYSTONE=y
 CONFIG_TPM=y
diff --git a/configs/chromebook_link_defconfig b/configs/chromebook_link_defconfig
index 85b7d5fcd91f6d02d49bea72223b47220b79da0f..5ebb556f90d8b9c1fd37b9c867b3d477955a270c 100644
--- a/configs/chromebook_link_defconfig
+++ b/configs/chromebook_link_defconfig
@@ -69,4 +69,5 @@ CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_VESA_MODE_11A=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO_IVYBRIDGE_IGD=y
 CONFIG_CONSOLE_SCROLL_LINES=5
 CONFIG_USE_PRIVATE_LIBGCC=y
+CONFIG_CMD_DHRYSTONE=y
 CONFIG_TPM=y