diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 4ec2dd5455f3..a1cd84f9b3bc 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ config MIPS_COBALT
 	select IRQ_CPU
 	select MIPS_GT64111
 	select SYS_HAS_CPU_NEVADA
+	select SYS_HAS_EARLY_PRINTK
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_32BIT_KERNEL
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_64BIT_KERNEL if EXPERIMENTAL
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
@@ -837,7 +838,6 @@ source "arch/mips/tx4927/Kconfig"
 source "arch/mips/tx4938/Kconfig"
 source "arch/mips/vr41xx/Kconfig"
 source "arch/mips/philips/pnx8550/common/Kconfig"
-source "arch/mips/cobalt/Kconfig"
 
 endmenu
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/cobalt/Kconfig b/arch/mips/cobalt/Kconfig
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c42b088d16c..000000000000
--- a/arch/mips/cobalt/Kconfig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-config EARLY_PRINTK
-	bool "Early console support"
-	depends on MIPS_COBALT
-	help
-	  Provide early console support by direct access to the
-	  on board UART. The UART must have been previously
-	  initialised by the boot loader.
diff --git a/arch/mips/cobalt/console.c b/arch/mips/cobalt/console.c
index fff20d28114f..ca56b415b8ac 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cobalt/console.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cobalt/console.c
@@ -9,11 +9,8 @@
 #include <asm/addrspace.h>
 #include <asm/mach-cobalt/cobalt.h>
 
-static void putchar(int c)
+void prom_putchar(char c)
 {
-	if(c == '\n')
-		putchar('\r');
-
 	while(!(COBALT_UART[UART_LSR] & UART_LSR_THRE))
 		;