diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 30a8ad0dae535cf1670a77d7f4c869e5ffc4c6dc..7da289ee058944da04243d818e3727a72c4747a6 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
 			(mmio) or 32-bit (mmio32).
 			The options are the same as for ttyS, above.
 
-	earlyprintk=	[X86,SH,BLACKFIN,ARM]
+	earlyprintk=	[X86,SH,BLACKFIN,ARM,M68k]
 			earlyprintk=vga
 			earlyprintk=efi
 			earlyprintk=xen
diff --git a/arch/m68k/Kconfig.debug b/arch/m68k/Kconfig.debug
index 229682721240a8a4193d3308335b611660722e3a..64776d7ac199ed74f524716196c820f2dab3de42 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/m68k/Kconfig.debug
@@ -12,12 +12,17 @@ config BOOTPARAM_STRING
 
 config EARLY_PRINTK
 	bool "Early printk"
-	depends on MVME16x || MAC
+	depends on !(SUN3 || M68360 || M68000 || COLDFIRE)
 	help
           Write kernel log output directly to a serial port.
+          Where implemented, output goes to the framebuffer as well.
+          PROM console functionality on Sun 3x is not affected by this option.
+
+          Pass "earlyprintk" on the kernel command line to get a
+          boot console.
 
           This is useful for kernel debugging when your machine crashes very
-          early before the console code is initialized.
+          early, i.e. before the normal console driver is loaded.
           You should normally say N here, unless you want to debug such a crash.
 
 if !MMU
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/Makefile b/arch/m68k/kernel/Makefile
index 2d5d9be162732dae6ae603622e3572e1d0349523..e47778f8588dad0844c16bb1528c6b4d2fc8c7e9 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/Makefile
@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_HAS_DMA)	+= dma.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC)		+= machine_kexec.o relocate_kernel.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BOOTINFO_PROC)	+= bootinfo_proc.o
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK)	+= early_printk.o
+
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/early_printk.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/early_printk.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..919b83794545025d4daebb3f0fbc902357fecfca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/early_printk.c
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
+ * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Finn Thain
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/console.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <asm/setup.h>
+
+asmlinkage void __init debug_cons_nputs(const char *s, unsigned n);
+
+static void debug_cons_write(struct console *c,
+			     const char *s, unsigned n)
+{
+	debug_cons_nputs(s, n);
+}
+
+static struct console early_console_instance = {
+	.name  = "debug",
+	.write = debug_cons_write,
+	.flags = CON_PRINTBUFFER | CON_BOOT,
+	.index = -1
+};
+
+static int __init setup_early_printk(char *buf)
+{
+	/* MVME16x registers an early console after interrupt setup. */
+	if (MACH_IS_MVME16x)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (early_console || buf)
+		return 0;
+
+	early_console = &early_console_instance;
+	register_console(early_console);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+early_param("earlyprintk", setup_early_printk);
+
+/*
+ * debug_cons_nputs() defined in arch/m68k/kernel/head.S cannot be called
+ * after init sections are discarded (for platforms that use it).
+ */
+#if !(defined(CONFIG_SUN3)   || defined(CONFIG_M68360) || \
+      defined(CONFIG_M68000) || defined(CONFIG_COLDFIRE))
+
+static int __init unregister_early_console(void)
+{
+	if (!early_console)
+		return 0;
+
+	return unregister_console(early_console);
+}
+late_initcall(unregister_early_console);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/head.S b/arch/m68k/kernel/head.S
index 81e610bfa237fcd5a48f83c61c41e3eabcdf309e..a3cfada88368b2105fd09bea939e814ab067ae14 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/head.S
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
  * MMU_PRINT:	There is a routine built into head.S that can display the
  * MMU data structures.  It outputs its result through the serial_putc
  * interface.  So where ever that winds up driving data, that's where the
- * mmu struct will appear.  On the Macintosh that's typically the console.
+ * mmu struct will appear.
  *
  * SERIAL_DEBUG:	There are a series of putc() macro statements
  * scattered through out the code to give progress of status to the
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@
  * USE_MFP:	Use the ST-MFP port (Modem1) for serial debug.
  *
  * Macintosh constants:
- * MAC_USE_SCC_A: Use SCC port A (modem) for serial debug and early console.
- * MAC_USE_SCC_B: Use SCC port B (printer) for serial debug and early console.
+ * MAC_USE_SCC_A: Use SCC port A (modem) for serial debug.
+ * MAC_USE_SCC_B: Use SCC port B (printer) for serial debug.
  */
 
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
@@ -267,27 +267,17 @@
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC
-
-#include <asm/machw.h>
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
-#define CONSOLE_DEBUG
+#  include <asm/machw.h>
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK
-#define SERIAL_DEBUG
-#else
-#undef SERIAL_DEBUG
+#  define SERIAL_DEBUG
+#  if defined(CONFIG_MAC) && defined(CONFIG_FONT_SUPPORT)
+#    define CONSOLE_DEBUG
+#  endif
 #endif
 
-#else /* !CONFIG_MAC */
-
-#define SERIAL_DEBUG
-
-#endif /* !CONFIG_MAC */
-
 #undef MMU_PRINT
 #undef MMU_NOCACHE_KERNEL
 #undef DEBUG
@@ -3213,21 +3203,19 @@ func_start	putn,%d0-%d2
 
 func_return	putn
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MAC
+#ifdef CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK
 /*
- *	mac_early_print
- *
  *	This routine takes its parameters on the stack.  It then
  *	turns around and calls the internal routines.  This routine
  *	is used by the boot console.
  *
  *	The calling parameters are:
- *		void mac_early_print(const char *str, unsigned length);
+ *		void debug_cons_nputs(const char *str, unsigned length)
  *
  *	This routine does NOT understand variable arguments only
  *	simple strings!
  */
-ENTRY(mac_early_print)
+ENTRY(debug_cons_nputs)
 	moveml	%d0/%d1/%a0,%sp@-
 	movew	%sr,%sp@-
 	ori	#0x0700,%sr
@@ -3249,7 +3237,7 @@ ENTRY(mac_early_print)
 	movew	%sp@+,%sr
 	moveml	%sp@+,%d0/%d1/%a0
 	rts
-#endif /* CONFIG_MAC */
+#endif /* CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK */
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_HP300) || defined(CONFIG_APOLLO)
 func_start	set_leds,%d0/%a0
diff --git a/arch/m68k/mac/config.c b/arch/m68k/mac/config.c
index 982c3fe73c4a45b45eeeff08e8d8446a47151c16..a471eab1a4dda8d65214df570da554b9be44e378 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/mac/config.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/mac/config.c
@@ -71,31 +71,6 @@ static void mac_get_model(char *str);
 static void mac_identify(void);
 static void mac_report_hardware(void);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK
-asmlinkage void __init mac_early_print(const char *s, unsigned n);
-
-static void __init mac_early_cons_write(struct console *con,
-                                 const char *s, unsigned n)
-{
-	mac_early_print(s, n);
-}
-
-static struct console __initdata mac_early_cons = {
-	.name  = "early",
-	.write = mac_early_cons_write,
-	.flags = CON_PRINTBUFFER | CON_BOOT,
-	.index = -1
-};
-
-int __init mac_unregister_early_cons(void)
-{
-	/* mac_early_print can't be used after init sections are discarded */
-	return unregister_console(&mac_early_cons);
-}
-
-late_initcall(mac_unregister_early_cons);
-#endif
-
 static void __init mac_sched_init(irq_handler_t vector)
 {
 	via_init_clock(vector);
@@ -190,10 +165,6 @@ void __init config_mac(void)
 	mach_beep = mac_mksound;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK
-	register_console(&mac_early_cons);
-#endif
-
 	/*
 	 * Determine hardware present
 	 */