diff --git a/src/freedombone-image-hardware-setup b/src/freedombone-image-hardware-setup
index 9a1bd7b2702c481a9100e08639247a01f807ab04..25046533b50d78db659d226acd33a4c1be0799c1 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image-hardware-setup
+++ b/src/freedombone-image-hardware-setup
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ setenv loadinitrd load ${arm_boot_device} \${initrd_addr} \${initrd_file}\\; set
 setenv loadfdt load ${arm_boot_device} \${fdtaddr} /dtbs/\${fdtfile}
 
 setenv loadfiles run loadkernel\\; run loadinitrd\\; run loadfdt
-setenv mmcargs setenv bootargs init=/lib/systemd/systemd console=\${console} root=\${mmcroot} rootfstype=\${mmcrootfstype} rootflags=\${mmcrootflags} ifnames=0 slub_debug=FZP slab_nomerge page_poison=1
+setenv mmcargs setenv bootargs init=/lib/systemd/systemd console=\${console} earlyprintk root=\${mmcroot} rootfstype=\${mmcrootfstype} rootflags=\${mmcrootflags} ifnames=0 slub_debug=FZP slab_nomerge page_poison=1
 
 ${arm_boot_start}run loadfiles; run mmcargs; bootz \${loadaddr} \${initrd_addr}:\${initrd_size} \${fdtaddr}
 EOF