diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/fw/fw.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/fw/fw.h
index d0ef8b4892bb..d0494ce4b337 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/fw/fw.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/fw/fw.h
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ extern char *fw_getcmdline(void);
 extern void fw_meminit(void);
 extern char *fw_getenv(char *name);
 extern unsigned long fw_getenvl(char *name);
-extern void fw_init_early_console(char port);
+extern void fw_init_early_console(void);
 
 #endif /* __ASM_FW_H_ */
diff --git a/arch/mips/pic32/pic32mzda/early_console.c b/arch/mips/pic32/pic32mzda/early_console.c
index 25372e62783b..3cd1b408fa1c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pic32/pic32mzda/early_console.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pic32/pic32mzda/early_console.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define U_BRG(x)	(UART_BASE(x) + 0x40)
 
 static void __iomem *uart_base;
-static char console_port = -1;
+static int console_port = -1;
 
 static int __init configure_uart_pins(int port)
 {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static int __init configure_uart_pins(int port)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void __init configure_uart(char port, int baud)
+static void __init configure_uart(int port, int baud)
 {
 	u32 pbclk;
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static void __init configure_uart(char port, int baud)
 		     uart_base + PIC32_SET(U_STA(port)));
 }
 
-static void __init setup_early_console(char port, int baud)
+static void __init setup_early_console(int port, int baud)
 {
 	if (configure_uart_pins(port))
 		return;
@@ -130,16 +130,15 @@ _out:
 	return baud;
 }
 
-void __init fw_init_early_console(char port)
+void __init fw_init_early_console(void)
 {
 	char *arch_cmdline = pic32_getcmdline();
-	int baud = -1;
+	int baud, port;
 
 	uart_base = ioremap(PIC32_BASE_UART, 0xc00);
 
 	baud = get_baud_from_cmdline(arch_cmdline);
-	if (port == -1)
-		port = get_port_from_cmdline(arch_cmdline);
+	port = get_port_from_cmdline(arch_cmdline);
 
 	if (port == -1)
 		port = EARLY_CONSOLE_PORT;
diff --git a/arch/mips/pic32/pic32mzda/init.c b/arch/mips/pic32/pic32mzda/init.c
index 08c46cf122d7..53b227a9074c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pic32/pic32mzda/init.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pic32/pic32mzda/init.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void __init plat_mem_setup(void)
 		strscpy(arcs_cmdline, boot_command_line, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK
-	fw_init_early_console(-1);
+	fw_init_early_console();
 #endif
 	pic32_config_init();
 }