diff --git a/arch/openrisc/kernel/entry.S b/arch/openrisc/kernel/entry.S
index bc657e55c15f..98e4f97db515 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/openrisc/kernel/entry.S
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ EXCEPTION_ENTRY(_external_irq_handler)
 	l.bnf	1f			// ext irq enabled, all ok.
 	l.nop
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
 	l.addi  r1,r1,-0x8
 	l.movhi r3,hi(42f)
 	l.ori	r3,r3,lo(42f)
@@ -560,6 +561,7 @@ EXCEPTION_ENTRY(_external_irq_handler)
 		.string "\n\rESR interrupt bug: in _external_irq_handler (ESR %x)\n\r"
 		.align 4
 	.previous
+#endif
 
 	l.ori	r4,r4,SPR_SR_IEE	// fix the bug
 //	l.sw	PT_SR(r1),r4