diff --git a/arch/m68k/configs/mac_defconfig b/arch/m68k/configs/mac_defconfig
index 7f6be05090b9..2d1e468bece2 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/configs/mac_defconfig
+++ b/arch/m68k/configs/mac_defconfig
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ CONFIG_NLS_MAC_TURKISH=m
 CONFIG_DLM=m
 CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
 CONFIG_ASYNC_RAID6_TEST=m
+CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y
 CONFIG_ENCRYPTED_KEYS=m
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_MANAGER=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER=m
diff --git a/arch/m68k/configs/multi_defconfig b/arch/m68k/configs/multi_defconfig
index 265abf4b3ae5..f83b2c4a3d68 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/configs/multi_defconfig
+++ b/arch/m68k/configs/multi_defconfig
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ CONFIG_NLS_MAC_TURKISH=m
 CONFIG_DLM=m
 CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
 CONFIG_ASYNC_RAID6_TEST=m
+CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y
 CONFIG_ENCRYPTED_KEYS=m
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_MANAGER=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER=m
diff --git a/arch/m68k/configs/mvme16x_defconfig b/arch/m68k/configs/mvme16x_defconfig
index 4108303e2453..9cb7e4da8e84 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/configs/mvme16x_defconfig
+++ b/arch/m68k/configs/mvme16x_defconfig
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ CONFIG_NLS_MAC_TURKISH=m
 CONFIG_DLM=m
 CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
 CONFIG_ASYNC_RAID6_TEST=m
+CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y
 CONFIG_ENCRYPTED_KEYS=m
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_MANAGER=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER=m