Index: kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/niagara.c
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--- kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/niagara.c	(revision b473611ceac30d2844afddbecf5c2cd999470cdf)
+++ kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/niagara.c	(revision 617652fa50b32207280104c49fe2bef5d68926fa)
@@ -111,4 +111,7 @@
 static void niagara_putchar(outdev_t *dev, const wchar_t ch, bool silent)
 {
+        if (silent)
+            return;
+
 	do_putchar(ch);
 	if (ch == '\n')