diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/early_printk.c b/arch/mips/kernel/early_printk.c
index 9dccfa4752b2..9ae813eb782e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/early_printk.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/early_printk.c
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 
+#include <asm/setup.h>
+
 extern void prom_putchar(char);
 
 static void __init
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
index c04e4e3afede..8af84867e74d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
@@ -550,11 +550,7 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 	prom_init();
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK
-	{
-		extern void setup_early_printk(void);
-
-		setup_early_printk();
-	}
+	setup_early_printk();
 #endif
 	cpu_report();
 	check_bugs_early();
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/setup.h b/include/asm-mips/setup.h
index 70009a902639..883f59bfa097 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/setup.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/setup.h
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@
 
 #define COMMAND_LINE_SIZE	256
 
+extern void setup_early_printk(void);
+
 #endif /* __SETUP_H */