diff --git a/drivers/console/multi_console.c b/drivers/console/multi_console.c
index a68a018e7..e3fb749ba 100644
--- a/drivers/console/multi_console.c
+++ b/drivers/console/multi_console.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <drivers/console.h>
 
@@ -96,10 +97,17 @@ int console_putc(int c)
 			if ((err == ERROR_NO_VALID_CONSOLE) || (ret < err))
 				err = ret;
 		}
-
 	return err;
 }
 
+int putchar(int c)
+{
+	if (console_putc(c) == 0)
+		return c;
+	else
+		return EOF;
+}
+
 int console_getc(void)
 {
 	int err = ERROR_NO_VALID_CONSOLE;
diff --git a/lib/libc/putchar.c b/lib/libc/putchar.c
index 037e28ac4..3472b2436 100644
--- a/lib/libc/putchar.c
+++ b/lib/libc/putchar.c
@@ -6,15 +6,9 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#include <drivers/console.h>
-
-int putchar(int c)
+int __putchar(int c)
 {
-	int res;
-	if (console_putc((unsigned char)c) >= 0)
-		res = c;
-	else
-		res = EOF;
-
-	return res;
+	return c;
 }
+
+int putchar(int c) __attribute__((weak,alias("__putchar")));