diff --git a/deps/gbastartup/cstartup.cpp b/deps/gbastartup/cstartup.cpp
index b79f241b..1ffb0942 100644
--- a/deps/gbastartup/cstartup.cpp
+++ b/deps/gbastartup/cstartup.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 
 #include <ox/std/heapmgr.hpp>
 
+namespace mgba {
+void initConsole();
+}
+
 #define MEM_EWRAM_BEGIN reinterpret_cast<char*>(0x02000000)
 #define MEM_EWRAM_END   reinterpret_cast<char*>(0x0203FFFF)
 
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ void __libc_init_array() {
 int c_start() {
 	const char *args[2] = {"", "rom.oxfs"};
 	ox::heapmgr::initHeap(HEAP_BEGIN, HEAP_END);
+	mgba::initConsole();
 #pragma GCC diagnostic push
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wpedantic"
 	return main(2, args);