1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index 0d56f8fc105c..645ad9808982 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -158,7 +158,11 @@ static void blank_screen_t(unsigned long dummy);
 static void set_palette(struct vc_data *vc);
 
 static int printable;           /* Is console ready for printing? */
-static int default_utf8;
+#ifdef CONFIG_VT_UNICODE
+int default_utf8 = 1;
+#else
+int default_utf8;
+#endif
 module_param(default_utf8, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 
 /*