diff --git a/drivers/serial/bfin_5xx.c b/drivers/serial/bfin_5xx.c
index b4a7650af696f7bb80834e6e1994c669d0a399c8..4fff4e52403479b46f40daad4bc2a6f8b47b506f 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/bfin_5xx.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/bfin_5xx.c
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
 # undef CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_BFIN_MODULE
+# undef CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK
+#endif
+
 /* UART name and device definitions */
 #define BFIN_SERIAL_NAME	"ttyBF"
 #define BFIN_SERIAL_MAJOR	204