diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
index 2e026c0407d4..3248f835ff99 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
@@ -732,15 +732,17 @@ static void __init prom_send_capabilities(void)
 	root = call_prom("open", 1, 1, ADDR("/"));
 	if (root != 0) {
 		/* try calling the ibm,client-architecture-support method */
+		prom_printf("Calling ibm,client-architecture...");
 		if (call_prom_ret("call-method", 3, 2, &ret,
 				  ADDR("ibm,client-architecture-support"),
 				  root,
 				  ADDR(ibm_architecture_vec)) == 0) {
 			/* the call exists... */
 			if (ret)
-				prom_printf("WARNING: ibm,client-architecture"
+				prom_printf("\nWARNING: ibm,client-architecture"
 					    "-support call FAILED!\n");
 			call_prom("close", 1, 0, root);
+			prom_printf(" done\n");
 			return;
 		}
 		call_prom("close", 1, 0, root);
@@ -1495,7 +1497,7 @@ static int __init prom_find_machine_type(void)
 		return PLATFORM_GENERIC;
 	x = prom_getproplen(rtas, "ibm,hypertas-functions");
 	if (x != PROM_ERROR) {
-		prom_printf("Hypertas detected, assuming LPAR !\n");
+		prom_debug("Hypertas detected, assuming LPAR !\n");
 		return PLATFORM_PSERIES_LPAR;
 	}
 	return PLATFORM_PSERIES;
@@ -1544,7 +1546,7 @@ static void __init prom_check_displays(void)
 	};
 	const unsigned char *clut;
 
-	prom_printf("Looking for displays\n");
+	prom_debug("Looking for displays\n");
 	for (node = 0; prom_next_node(&node); ) {
 		memset(type, 0, sizeof(type));
 		prom_getprop(node, "device_type", type, sizeof(type));