diff --git a/common/cmd_bootm.c b/common/cmd_bootm.c
index 31ec0f4..1685c14 100644
--- a/common/cmd_bootm.c
+++ b/common/cmd_bootm.c
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@
 			goto err;
 		else if (ret == BOOTM_ERR_OVERLAP)
 			ret = 0;
-#ifdef CONFIG_SILENT_CONSOLE
+#if defined(CONFIG_SILENT_CONSOLE) && !defined(CONFIG_SILENT_U_BOOT_ONLY)
 		if (images->os.os == IH_OS_LINUX)
 			fixup_silent_linux();
 #endif