diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
index 7f1b33d5e30..4d5ebb46b2c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
@@ -2283,6 +2283,8 @@ unsigned long __init prom_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4,
 	 */
 	prom_init_stdout();
 
+	prom_printf("Preparing to boot %s", PTRRELOC((char *)linux_banner));
+
 	/*
 	 * Get default machine type. At this point, we do not differentiate
 	 * between pSeries SMP and pSeries LPAR
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init_check.sh b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init_check.sh
index ea3a2ec03ff..1ac136b128f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init_check.sh
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init_check.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ WHITELIST="add_reloc_offset __bss_start __bss_stop copy_and_flush
 _end enter_prom memcpy memset reloc_offset __secondary_hold
 __secondary_hold_acknowledge __secondary_hold_spinloop __start
 strcmp strcpy strlcpy strlen strncmp strstr logo_linux_clut224
-reloc_got2 kernstart_addr memstart_addr"
+reloc_got2 kernstart_addr memstart_addr linux_banner"
 
 NM="$1"
 OBJ="$2"