Index: kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/niagara.c
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--- kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/niagara.c	(revision 8e33e1dcb1b815d80298a0dd8ac7a357701e5f55)
+++ kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/niagara.c	(revision b352895711d138fc0695d14b25c940944f72f888)
@@ -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')