diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
index 62f773286d44..76452fe2af86 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
@@ -3054,15 +3054,29 @@ static struct console serial_console = {
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SUPERH
+static char early_serial_buf[32];
+
+static int early_serial_console_setup(struct console *co, char *options)
+{
+	/*
+	 * This early console is always registered using the earlyprintk=
+	 * parameter, which does not call add_preferred_console(). Thus
+	 * @options is always NULL and the options for this early console
+	 * are passed using a custom buffer.
+	 */
+	WARN_ON(options);
+
+	return serial_console_setup(co, early_serial_buf);
+}
+
 static struct console early_serial_console = {
 	.name           = "early_ttySC",
 	.write          = serial_console_write,
+	.setup		= early_serial_console_setup,
 	.flags          = CON_PRINTBUFFER,
 	.index		= -1,
 };
 
-static char early_serial_buf[32];
-
 static int sci_probe_earlyprintk(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	const struct plat_sci_port *cfg = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
@@ -3074,8 +3088,6 @@ static int sci_probe_earlyprintk(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	sci_init_single(pdev, &sci_ports[pdev->id], pdev->id, cfg, true);
 
-	serial_console_setup(&early_serial_console, early_serial_buf);
-
 	if (!strstr(early_serial_buf, "keep"))
 		early_serial_console.flags |= CON_BOOT;