2 files changed, 5 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arc/boot/dts/angel4.dts b/arch/arc/boot/dts/angel4.dts
index bcf662d21a57..5bb2fdaca02f 100644
--- a/arch/arc/boot/dts/angel4.dts
+++ b/arch/arc/boot/dts/angel4.dts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         interrupt-parent = <&intc>;
 
         chosen {
-                bootargs = "console=ttyARC0,115200n8";
+                bootargs = "console=ttyARC0,115200n8 earlyprintk=ttyARC0";
         };
 
         aliases {
diff --git a/arch/arc/plat-arcfpga/platform.c b/arch/arc/plat-arcfpga/platform.c
index f09e771b4bbd..61c7e5997387 100644
--- a/arch/arc/plat-arcfpga/platform.c
+++ b/arch/arc/plat-arcfpga/platform.c
@@ -79,16 +79,11 @@ static void arc_fpga_serial_init(void)
                                    ARRAY_SIZE(fpga_early_devs));
 
         /*
-         * ARC console driver registers itself as an early platform driver
-         * of class "earlyprintk".
-         * Install it here, followed by probe of devices.
-         * The installation here doesn't require earlyprintk in command line
-         * To do so however, replace the lines below with
-         *      parse_early_param();
-         *      early_platform_driver_probe("earlyprintk", 1, 1);
-         *                                                    ^^
+         * ARC console driver registers (build time) as an early platform driver
+         * of class "earlyprintk". However it needs explicit cmdline toggle
+         * "earlyprintk=ttyARC0" to be successfuly runtime registered.
+         * Otherwise the early probe below fails to find the driver
          */
-        early_platform_driver_register_all("earlyprintk");
         early_platform_driver_probe("earlyprintk", 1, 0);
 
         /*