--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/misc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/misc.c
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ void flush_window(void)
 	bytes_out += (ulg)outcnt;
 	output_ptr += (ulg)outcnt;
 	outcnt = 0;
-	putstr(".");
 }
 
 #ifndef arch_error
@@ -354,9 +353,7 @@ decompress_kernel(ulg output_start, ulg 
 	arch_decomp_setup();
 
 	makecrc();
-	putstr("Uncompressing Linux...");
 	gunzip();
-	putstr(" done, booting the kernel.\n");
 	return output_ptr;
 }
 #else
@@ -368,9 +365,7 @@ int main()
 	output_data = output_buffer;
 
 	makecrc();
-	putstr("Uncompressing Linux...");
 	gunzip();
-	putstr("done.\n");
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif
