diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/setup_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/setup_32.c
index d26e1f6c717a..3e3e2914c70b 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/setup_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/setup_32.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static void __init process_switch(char c)
 		prom_halt();
 		break;
 	case 'p':
-		/* Just ignore, this behavior is now the default.  */
+		prom_early_console.flags &= ~CON_BOOT;
 		break;
 	default:
 		printk("Unknown boot switch (-%c)\n", c);
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/setup_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/setup_64.c
index 4139289a25f4..c965595aa7e9 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/setup_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/setup_64.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static void __init process_switch(char c)
 		prom_halt();
 		break;
 	case 'p':
-		/* Just ignore, this behavior is now the default.  */
+		prom_early_console.flags &= ~CON_BOOT;
 		break;
 	case 'P':
 		/* Force UltraSPARC-III P-Cache on. */