Index: kernel/arch/ia64/src/drivers/ski.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/ia64/src/drivers/ski.c	(revision e731b0db7a19a49197d3ed700a60c8131857f598)
+++ kernel/arch/ia64/src/drivers/ski.c	(revision 90c8b8debd741b2a29ed7955b99cd5ea34956065)
@@ -129,5 +129,5 @@
 	
 	outdev_initialize("skiout", &skiout, &skiout_ops);
-	stdout = &skiout;
+	stdout_wire(&skiout);
 	
 	sysinfo_set_item_val("fb", NULL, false);
Index: kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/sgcn.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/sgcn.c	(revision e731b0db7a19a49197d3ed700a60c8131857f598)
+++ kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/sgcn.c	(revision 90c8b8debd741b2a29ed7955b99cd5ea34956065)
@@ -380,6 +380,6 @@
 	sysinfo_set_item_val("fb.kind", NULL, 4);
 
-	outdev_initialize("sgcnout", &sgcnout, &sgcnout_ops);	
-	stdout = &sgcnout;
+	outdev_initialize("sgcnout", &sgcnout, &sgcnout_ops);
+	stdout_wire(&sgcnout);
 }