diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index c50519b064..cb9c7fcc58 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -64,6 +64,19 @@ config ARCH_HAVE_PSCI
 		maybe not applicable for arm core without PCSI firmware
 		interface implement
 
+config ARCH_EARLY_PRINT
+	bool "arch early print support"
+	default n
+	---help---
+		The aarch64 have EL0~El3 execute level and NS/S (security state),
+		the NuttX should be execute at EL1 in NS(ARmv8-A) or S(ARmv8-R)
+		state. but booting NuttX have different ELs and state while with
+		different platform, if NuttX runing at wrong ELs or state it will
+		be not normal anymore. So we need to print something in arm64_head.S
+		to debug this situation.
+		Enabling this option will need to implement up_earlyserialinit and
+		up_lowputc functions just you see in qemu, if you not sure,
+		keeping the option disable.
 
 config ARCH_CORTEX_A53
 	bool
diff --git a/arch/arm64/src/common/arm64_head.S b/arch/arm64/src/common/arm64_head.S
index ec6cc41f40..82104b7d57 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/src/common/arm64_head.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/src/common/arm64_head.S
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #define __HEAD_FLAGS            ((__HEAD_FLAG_PAGE_SIZE << 1) | \
                                  (__HEAD_FLAG_PHYS_BASE << 3))
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FEATURES
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_EARLY_PRINT
 
 #define RODATA_STR(label, msg)                  \
 .pushsection .rodata.str, "aMS", %progbits, 1 ; \
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ label:  .asciz msg;                             \
     RODATA_STR(boot_string_##sym, _s)
 #else
 #define PRINT(sym, s)
-#endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG_FEATURES */
+#endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_EARLY_PRINT */
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Private Functions
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ primary_core:
 
     bl     __reset_prep_c
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FEATURES
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_EARLY_PRINT
     /* Initialize the UART for early print.
      * Should only be called on the boot CPU
      */
@@ -228,8 +228,9 @@ jump_to_c_entry:
 /* Fail-stop */
 
 fail:
-    PRINT(fail, "- Boot failed -\r\n")
-1:      wfe
+    /* Boot failed */
+
+1:  wfe
     b     1b
 
 /* Set the minimum necessary to safely call C code */
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ out:
 
     ret   x23
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FEATURES
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_EARLY_PRINT
 
 /* Print early debug messages.
  * x0: Nul-terminated string to print.
@@ -303,4 +304,4 @@ boot_stage_puts:
 
 .type boot_low_puts, %function;
 
-#endif /* !CONFIG_DEBUG_FEATURES */
+#endif /* !CONFIG_ARCH_EARLY_PRINT */
diff --git a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/configs/nsh/defconfig b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/configs/nsh/defconfig
index 06af9b7ea3..821eb9c6c6 100644
--- a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/configs/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/configs/nsh/defconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_QEMU_ARMV8A=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP="qemu"
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_QEMU=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_QEMU_A53=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_EARLY_PRINT=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK=4096
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS=y
diff --git a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/configs/nsh_smp/defconfig b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/configs/nsh_smp/defconfig
index 3540638a72..c7fdd37a93 100644
--- a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/configs/nsh_smp/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/configs/nsh_smp/defconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_QEMU_ARMV8A=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP="qemu"
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_QEMU=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_QEMU_A53=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_EARLY_PRINT=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK=8192
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS=y