1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c b/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c
index 942d0f6b1874..bce3dcfe5058 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c
@@ -111,13 +111,19 @@ char *xmon_gets(char *str, int nb)
 void xmon_printf(const char *format, ...)
 {
         va_list args;
-        int n;
         static char xmon_outbuf[1024];
+        int rc, n;
 
         va_start(args, format);
         n = vsnprintf(xmon_outbuf, sizeof(xmon_outbuf), format, args);
         va_end(args);
-        xmon_write(xmon_outbuf, n);
+
+        rc = xmon_write(xmon_outbuf, n);
+
+        if (n && rc == 0) {
+                /* No udbg hooks, fallback to printk() - dangerous */
+                printk(xmon_outbuf);
+        }
 }
 
 void xmon_puts(const char *str)