#include <linux/initrd.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
+#include <linux/console.h>
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
        return 1;
 }
 
+static void __init efika_init_early(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_MPC52xx
+       struct device_node *stdout_node;
+       const char *device_type;
+
+       if (strstr(cmd_line, "console="))
+               return;
+       /* find the boot console from /chosen/stdout */
+       if (!of_chosen)
+               return;
+       device_type = get_property(of_chosen, "linux,stdout-path", NULL);
+       if (!device_type)
+               return;
+       stdout_node = of_find_node_by_path(device_type);
+       if (stdout_node) {
+               device_type = get_property(stdout_node, "device_type", NULL);
+               if (device_type && strcmp(device_type, "serial") == 0)
+                       add_preferred_console("ttyPSC", 0, NULL);
+               of_node_put(stdout_node);
+       }
+#endif
+}
+
 define_machine(efika)
 {
        .name                   = EFIKA_PLATFORM_NAME,
        .probe                  = efika_probe,
        .setup_arch             = efika_setup_arch,
        .init                   = mpc52xx_declare_of_platform_devices,
+       .init_early             = efika_init_early,
        .show_cpuinfo           = efika_show_cpuinfo,
        .init_IRQ               = mpc52xx_init_irq,
        .get_irq                = mpc52xx_get_irq,