diff --git a/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c b/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c
index 78765833f4c0459fa66022596824b2df951a607d..bfac84fbe7806693797decdd8db0deaea98bf097 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c
@@ -132,3 +132,8 @@ void xmon_printf(const char *format, ...)
 	va_end(args);
 	xmon_write(xmon_outbuf, n);
 }
+
+void xmon_puts(const char *str)
+{
+	xmon_write(str, strlen(str));
+}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.h b/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.h
index 22ec1bb8b720f049ecea4aee704578868cb1b540..23dd95f4599c3fd049eb17be31990ca6b00d3732 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 extern int xmon_putchar(int c);
 extern int xmon_getchar(void);
+extern void xmon_puts(const char *);
 extern char *xmon_gets(char *, int);
 extern void xmon_printf(const char *, ...);
 extern void xmon_map_scc(void);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c b/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
index 669e6566ad70983fc2fa1d3a246460521d3cf059..121b04d165d1937b2805a5a1dabaaa30c0467f6f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ cmds(struct pt_regs *excp)
 			mdelay(2000);
 			return cmd;
 		case '?':
-			printf(help_string);
+			xmon_puts(help_string);
 			break;
 		case 'b':
 			bpt_cmds();