diff --git a/OvmfPkg/build.sh b/OvmfPkg/build.sh
index 91b1442ade..b0334fb76e 100755
--- a/OvmfPkg/build.sh
+++ b/OvmfPkg/build.sh
@@ -245,6 +245,11 @@ else
   echo using prebuilt tools
 fi
 
+#
+# Build the edk2 OvmfPkg
+#
+echo Running edk2 build for OvmfPkg$Processor
+build -p $PLATFORMFILE $BUILD_OPTIONS -b $BUILDTARGET -t $TARGET_TOOLS -n $THREADNUMBER -DDEBUG_ON_SERIAL_PORT=TRUE
 
 if [[ "$RUN_QEMU" == "yes" ]]; then
   if [[ ! -d $QEMU_FIRMWARE_DIR ]]; then
@@ -260,11 +265,3 @@ if [[ "$RUN_QEMU" == "yes" ]]; then
   $QEMU_COMMAND "$@"
   exit $?
 fi
-
-#
-# Build the edk2 OvmfPkg
-#
-echo Running edk2 build for OvmfPkg$Processor
-build -p $PLATFORMFILE $BUILD_OPTIONS -b $BUILDTARGET -t $TARGET_TOOLS -n $THREADNUMBER
-exit $?
-