diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
index 1a85d8f96739550a6a88bc6ad94484a1431955cd..fd1fe4c3759908ca0a06e17223cf444f0ca12f86 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
@@ -2898,7 +2898,7 @@ unsigned long __init prom_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4,
 	 * Call OF "quiesce" method to shut down pending DMA's from
 	 * devices etc...
 	 */
-	prom_printf("Calling quiesce...\n");
+	prom_printf("Quiescing Open Firmware ...\n");
 	call_prom("quiesce", 0, 0);
 
 	/*
@@ -2910,7 +2910,7 @@ unsigned long __init prom_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4,
 
 	/* Don't print anything after quiesce under OPAL, it crashes OFW */
 	if (of_platform != PLATFORM_OPAL) {
-		prom_printf("returning from prom_init\n");
+		prom_printf("Booting Linux via __start() ...\n");
 		prom_debug("->dt_header_start=0x%x\n", hdr);
 	}