diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/debug.h b/headers/private/kernel/debug.h
index 020e2c8186..404b7b7264 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/debug.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/debug.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ extern void debug_puts(const char *s, int32 length);
 extern bool debug_debugger_running(void);
 extern void debug_stop_screen_debug_output(void);
 
+extern void	kputs(const char *string);
 extern void dprintf_no_syslog(const char *format, ...)
 				__attribute__ ((format (__printf__, 1, 2)));
 
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/debug/debug.cpp b/src/system/kernel/debug/debug.cpp
index c7d812af41..f4a2966050 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/debug/debug.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/debug/debug.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ kputchar(char c)
 }
 
 
-static void
+void
 kputs(const char *s)
 {
 	if (sSerialDebugEnabled)
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/debug/debug_commands.cpp b/src/system/kernel/debug/debug_commands.cpp
index 030e14d682..b8288dd9e2 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/debug/debug_commands.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/debug/debug_commands.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ invoke_debugger_command(struct debugger_command *command, int argc, char** argv)
 	// and print it directly.
 	if (argc == 2 && strcmp(argv[1], "--help") == 0 && command->usage != NULL) {
 		kprintf("usage: %s ", command->name);
-		kprintf(command->usage);
+		kputs(command->usage);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ print_debugger_command_usage(const char* commandName)
 	// command with "--help"
 	if (command->usage != NULL) {
 		kprintf("usage: %s ", command->name);
-		kprintf(command->usage);
+		kputs(command->usage);
 	} else {
 		char* args[3] = { NULL, "--help", NULL };
 		invoke_debugger_command(command, 2, args);