diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 036f97c..fcd9ddc 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -483,6 +483,12 @@
 {
 }
 
+static const char linux_banner[] =
+	"Linux version " UTS_RELEASE
+	" (" LINUX_COMPILE_BY "@" LINUX_COMPILE_HOST ")"
+	" (" LINUX_COMPILER ")"
+	" " UTS_VERSION "\n";
+
 asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void)
 {
 	char * command_line;
@@ -509,7 +515,7 @@
 	boot_cpu_init();
 	page_address_init();
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE);
-	printk(linux_banner, UTS_RELEASE, UTS_VERSION);
+	printk(linux_banner);
 	setup_arch(&command_line);
 	unwind_setup();
 	setup_per_cpu_areas();