diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index 260d33c0f26c..63897531cd75 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -1781,8 +1781,12 @@ bool of_console_check(struct device_node *dn, char *name, int index)
 {
 	if (!dn || dn != of_stdout || console_set_on_cmdline)
 		return false;
-	return !add_preferred_console(name, index,
-				      kstrdup(of_stdout_options, GFP_KERNEL));
+
+	/*
+	 * XXX: cast `options' to char pointer to suppress complication
+	 * warnings: printk, UART and console drivers expect char pointer.
+	 */
+	return !add_preferred_console(name, index, (char *)of_stdout_options);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(of_console_check);