diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 4cd724c05700674d18e884deec66a3f0756189c4..a3ad171874c92ae0025d15f3db289c92e4cd3ea4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ config MACH_DECSTATION
 	bool "Support for DECstations"
 	select BOOT_ELF32
 	select DMA_NONCOHERENT
+	select EARLY_PRINTK
 	select IRQ_CPU
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_32BIT_KERNEL
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_64BIT_KERNEL if EXPERIMENTAL