diff --git a/arch/arm/src/qemu/qemu_boot.c b/arch/arm/src/qemu/qemu_boot.c
index d5775b7876..87d7205512 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/qemu/qemu_boot.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/qemu/qemu_boot.c
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
 #  include <nuttx/fdt.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSLOG_RPMSG
+static char g_syslog_rpmsg_buf[4096];
+#endif
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -75,6 +79,10 @@ void arm_boot(void)
 
   arm_earlyserialinit();
 #endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSLOG_RPMSG
+  syslog_rpmsg_init_early(g_syslog_rpmsg_buf, sizeof(g_syslog_rpmsg_buf));
+#endif
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARM_PSCI) && defined(CONFIG_SMP)