{
        DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
        unsigned long *ext_tag;
+       unsigned long post_word;
        char *s;
 
        log_buf = (unsigned char *)(gd->bd->bi_memsize-LOGBUFF_LEN);
        ext_log_start = (unsigned long *)(log_buf)-3;
        ext_log_size = (unsigned long *)(log_buf)-2;
        ext_logged_chars = (unsigned long *)(log_buf)-1;
+       post_word = post_word_load();
 #ifdef CONFIG_POST
        /* The post routines have setup the word so we can simply test it */
-       if ((post_word_load () & 0xffff) == POST_POWERON) {
+       if (((post_word & 0xffff) == POST_POWERON) ||
+           ((post_word & 0xffff) == POST_SLOWTEST)) {
                logged_chars = log_size = log_start = 0;
                *ext_tag = LOGBUFF_MAGIC;
        }