diff --git a/drivers/tty/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/Kconfig
index df5cb25398b4..4537abf6425d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/Kconfig
@@ -405,10 +405,14 @@ config GOLDFISH_TTY
 	depends on GOLDFISH
 	select SERIAL_CORE
 	select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
-	select SERIAL_EARLYCON
 	help
 	  Console and system TTY driver for the Goldfish virtual platform.
 
+config GOLDFISH_TTY_EARLY_CONSOLE
+	bool
+	default y if GOLDFISH_TTY=y
+	select SERIAL_EARLYCON
+
 config DA_TTY
 	bool "DA TTY"
 	depends on METAG_DA
diff --git a/drivers/tty/goldfish.c b/drivers/tty/goldfish.c
index 41c701401f71..c6ec9e64451b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/goldfish.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/goldfish.c
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ static int goldfish_tty_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GOLDFISH_TTY_EARLY_CONSOLE
 static void gf_early_console_putchar(struct uart_port *port, int ch)
 {
 	__raw_writel(ch, port->membase);
@@ -465,6 +466,7 @@ static int __init gf_earlycon_setup(struct earlycon_device *device,
 }
 
 OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE(early_gf_tty, "google,goldfish-tty", gf_earlycon_setup);
+#endif
 
 static const struct of_device_id goldfish_tty_of_match[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "google,goldfish-tty", },