diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 3bbf93be744c..d721dad05dd7 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -566,8 +566,7 @@ asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void)
 	tick_init();
 	boot_cpu_init();
 	page_address_init();
-	printk(KERN_NOTICE);
-	printk(linux_banner);
+	printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s", linux_banner);
 	setup_arch(&command_line);
 	mm_init_owner(&init_mm, &init_task);
 	setup_command_line(command_line);