diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/setup.c
index 46bcf41097a8..da5e6ee0c661 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ unsigned long cmdline_memory_size = 0;
 static struct console prom_early_console = {
 	.name =		"earlyprom",
 	.write =	prom_console_write,
-	.flags =	CON_PRINTBUFFER | CON_BOOT,
+	.flags =	CON_PRINTBUFFER | CON_BOOT | CON_ANYTIME,
 	.index =	-1,
 };