diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/ap4evb_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/ap4evb_defconfig
index 261913d..e14229b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/ap4evb_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/ap4evb_defconfig
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
 #
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_TEXT=0x0
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_BSS=0x0
-CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttySC0,115200"
+CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttySC0,115200 earlyprintk=sh-sci.0,115200"
 # CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL is not set
 CONFIG_KEXEC=y
 CONFIG_ATAGS_PROC=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/g3evm_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/g3evm_defconfig
index d323ff7..3c19031 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/g3evm_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/g3evm_defconfig
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
 #
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_TEXT=0x0
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_BSS=0x0
-CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttySC1,115200"
+CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttySC1,115200 earlyprintk=sh-sci.1,115200"
 # CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL is not set
 CONFIG_KEXEC=y
 CONFIG_ATAGS_PROC=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/g4evm_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/g4evm_defconfig
index ce8e05f..8ee79a5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/g4evm_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/g4evm_defconfig
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
 #
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_TEXT=0x0
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_BSS=0x0
-CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttySC4,115200"
+CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttySC4,115200 earlyprintk=sh-sci.4,115200"
 # CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL is not set
 CONFIG_KEXEC=y
 CONFIG_ATAGS_PROC=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Makefile
index 88893db..800e7dd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 # Common objects
-obj-y				:= timer.o
+obj-y				:= timer.o console.o
 
 # CPU objects
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_SH7367)	+= setup-sh7367.o clock-sh7367.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-ap4evb.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-ap4evb.c
index a8d815c..94b545b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-ap4evb.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-ap4evb.c
@@ -105,9 +105,10 @@
 {
 	iotable_init(ap4evb_io_desc, ARRAY_SIZE(ap4evb_io_desc));
 
-	/* setup early devices and clocks here as well */
+	/* setup early devices, clocks and console here as well */
 	sh7372_add_early_devices();
 	sh7367_clock_init(); /* use g3 clocks for now */
+	shmobile_setup_console();
 }
 
 static void __init ap4evb_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-g3evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-g3evm.c
index b4b2027..eba2311 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-g3evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-g3evm.c
@@ -105,9 +105,10 @@
 {
 	iotable_init(g3evm_io_desc, ARRAY_SIZE(g3evm_io_desc));
 
-	/* setup early devices and clocks here as well */
+	/* setup early devices, clocks and console here as well */
 	sh7367_add_early_devices();
 	sh7367_clock_init();
+	shmobile_setup_console();
 }
 
 static void __init g3evm_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-g4evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-g4evm.c
index 0d2948f..0ddde03 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-g4evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-g4evm.c
@@ -105,9 +105,10 @@
 {
 	iotable_init(g4evm_io_desc, ARRAY_SIZE(g4evm_io_desc));
 
-	/* setup early devices and clocks here as well */
+	/* setup early devices, clocks and console here as well */
 	sh7377_add_early_devices();
 	sh7367_clock_init(); /* use g3 clocks for now */
+	shmobile_setup_console();
 }
 
 static void __init g4evm_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/console.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/console.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9411a5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/console.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * SH-Mobile Console
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2010  Magnus Damm
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <mach/common.h>
+#include <asm/mach/map.h>
+
+void __init shmobile_setup_console(void)
+{
+	parse_early_param();
+
+	/* Let earlyprintk output early console messages */
+	early_platform_driver_probe("earlyprintk", 1, 1);
+}
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/include/mach/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/include/mach/common.h
index a12eb4d..f5986ea 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/include/mach/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/include/mach/common.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define __ARCH_MACH_COMMON_H
 
 extern struct sys_timer shmobile_timer;
+extern void shmobile_setup_console(void);
 
 extern void sh7367_init_irq(void);
 extern void sh7367_add_early_devices(void);