diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index 645ad98..1764c67 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -158,11 +158,7 @@
 static void set_palette(struct vc_data *vc);
 
 static int printable;		/* Is console ready for printing? */
-#ifdef CONFIG_VT_UNICODE
-int default_utf8 = 1;
-#else
-int default_utf8;
-#endif
+int default_utf8 = true;
 module_param(default_utf8, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 
 /*