diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index a8d0afde7f85..4d2f0bf1f8ab 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ Kernel parameters
 			may result in duplicate corrected error reports.
 			nospcr -- disable console in ACPI SPCR table as
 				default _serial_ console on ARM64
+			spcr -- enable console in ACPI SPCR table as
+				default _serial_ console on x86
 			For ARM64, ONLY "acpi=off", "acpi=on", "acpi=force" or
 			"acpi=nospcr" are available
 			For RISCV64, ONLY "acpi=off", "acpi=on" or "acpi=force"
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
index d6138b2b633a..a3f2fb1fea1b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_disabled);
 
 int acpi_noirq;				/* skip ACPI IRQ initialization */
 static int acpi_nobgrt;			/* skip ACPI BGRT */
-int acpi_pci_disabled;		/* skip ACPI PCI scan and IRQ initialization */
+static int acpi_spcr_add __initdata;	/* add SPCR-provided console */
+int acpi_pci_disabled;			/* skip ACPI PCI scan and IRQ initialization */
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_pci_disabled);
 
 int acpi_lapic;
@@ -1669,8 +1670,8 @@ int __init acpi_boot_init(void)
 	if (!acpi_noirq)
 		x86_init.pci.init = pci_acpi_init;
 
-	/* Do not enable ACPI SPCR console by default */
-	acpi_parse_spcr(earlycon_acpi_spcr_enable, false);
+	acpi_parse_spcr(earlycon_acpi_spcr_enable, acpi_spcr_add);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1707,6 +1708,10 @@ static int __init parse_acpi(char *arg)
 	/* "acpi=nocmcff" disables FF mode for corrected errors */
 	else if (strcmp(arg, "nocmcff") == 0) {
 		acpi_disable_cmcff = 1;
+	}
+	/* "acpi=spcr" adds the SPCR-provided console as a preferred one */
+	else if (strcmp(arg, "spcr") == 0) {
+		acpi_spcr_add = 1;
 	} else {
 		/* Core will printk when we return error. */
 		return -EINVAL;