diff --git a/arch/m68k/Kconfig.debug b/arch/m68k/Kconfig.debug
index fa12283d58fccdd0f92638ff75996bf8debc845a..229682721240a8a4193d3308335b611660722e3a 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/m68k/Kconfig.debug
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ config BOOTPARAM_STRING
 	depends on BOOTPARAM
 
 config EARLY_PRINTK
-	bool "Early printk" if EMBEDDED
+	bool "Early printk"
 	depends on MVME16x || MAC
-	default y
 	help
           Write kernel log output directly to a serial port.