diff --git a/arch/ppc64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/ppc64/kernel/setup.c
index 42019be0c6add9641ffcf06d7afe224df0a47f67..b7885028fcf1ac8b089c1b7b4d85d650b9085ea4 100644
--- a/arch/ppc64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/ppc64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -1039,6 +1039,10 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 	/* initialize the syscall map in systemcfg */
 	setup_syscall_map();
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE
+	conswitchp = &dummy_con;
+#endif
+
 	ppc_md.setup_arch();
 
 	/* Use the default idle loop if the platform hasn't provided one. */