diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index b2ea36e5b6b9..94bc99656963 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ extern const char linux_proc_banner[];
 #define	KERN_INFO	"<6>"	/* informational			*/
 #define	KERN_DEBUG	"<7>"	/* debug-level messages			*/
 
+/*
+ * Annotation for a "continued" line of log printout (only done after a
+ * line that had no enclosing \n). Only to be used by core/arch code
+ * during early bootup (a continued line is not SMP-safe otherwise).
+ */
+#define	KERN_CONT	""
+
 extern int console_printk[];
 
 #define console_loglevel (console_printk[0])