diff --git a/common/spl/spl.c b/common/spl/spl.c
index 4840d1d..63c48fb 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl.c
@@ -552,7 +552,9 @@
 		struct spl_image_loader *loader;
 
 		loader = spl_ll_find_loader(spl_boot_list[i]);
-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT)
+#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT) \
+    && defined(CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT)    \
+    && !defined(CONFIG_SILENT_CONSOLE)
 		if (loader)
 			printf("Trying to boot from %s\n", loader->name);
 		else