diff --git a/common/lib/panic.s2.c b/common/lib/panic.s2.c
index f7aaddd3..3781a292 100644
--- a/common/lib/panic.s2.c
+++ b/common/lib/panic.s2.c
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ noreturn void panic(bool allow_menu, const char *fmt, ...) {
 
     quiet = false;
 
+    if (term_backend == _NOT_READY) {
+        term_fallback();
+    }
+
     if (term_backend != FALLBACK) {
         print("\033[31mPANIC\033[37;1m\033[0m: ");
     } else {
diff --git a/common/lib/print.s2.c b/common/lib/print.s2.c
index c8b9e571..aeec7bb0 100644
--- a/common/lib/print.s2.c
+++ b/common/lib/print.s2.c
@@ -142,10 +142,6 @@ void print(const char *fmt, ...) {
 static char print_buf[PRINT_BUF_MAX];
 
 void vprint(const char *fmt, va_list args) {
-    if (quiet) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     size_t print_buf_i = 0;
 
     for (;;) {
@@ -222,15 +218,17 @@ void vprint(const char *fmt, va_list args) {
     }
 
 out:
+    if (!quiet) {
 #if defined (BIOS)
-    if (stage3_loaded) {
+        if (stage3_loaded) {
 #endif
-        term_write((uint64_t)(uintptr_t)print_buf, print_buf_i);
+            term_write((uint64_t)(uintptr_t)print_buf, print_buf_i);
 #if defined (BIOS)
-    } else {
-        s2_print(print_buf, print_buf_i);
+        } else {
+            s2_print(print_buf, print_buf_i);
+        }
+#endif
     }
-#endif
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < print_buf_i; i++) {
 #if defined (__x86_64__) || defined (__i386__)
@@ -238,7 +236,7 @@ out:
             outb(0xe9, print_buf[i]);
         }
 #endif
-        if (serial || COM_OUTPUT) {
+        if ((!quiet && serial) || COM_OUTPUT) {
             switch (print_buf[i]) {
                 case '\n':
                     serial_out('\r');
diff --git a/common/lib/term.c b/common/lib/term.c
index 7100163b..f6f6c490 100644
--- a/common/lib/term.c
+++ b/common/lib/term.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void term_deinit(void) {
             gterm_deinit();
     }
 
-    term_fallback();
+    term_notready();
 }
 
 void term_vbe(char *config, size_t width, size_t height) {
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ static uint8_t xfer_buf[TERM_XFER_CHUNK];
 
 bool term_autoflush = true;
 
+static void term_putchar(uint8_t c);
+
 void term_write(uint64_t buf, uint64_t count) {
     switch (count) {
         case TERM_CTX_SIZE: {
@@ -1026,7 +1028,7 @@ static uint8_t dec_special_to_cp437(uint8_t c) {
     return c;
 }
 
-void term_putchar(uint8_t c) {
+static void term_putchar(uint8_t c) {
     if (discard_next || (term_runtime == true && (c == 0x18 || c == 0x1a))) {
         discard_next = false;
         escape = false;
diff --git a/common/lib/term.h b/common/lib/term.h
index e40b28bb..82ff658d 100644
--- a/common/lib/term.h
+++ b/common/lib/term.h
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ extern int term_backend;
 extern size_t term_rows, term_cols;
 extern bool term_runtime;
 
+void term_notready(void);
 void term_fallback(void);
 
 void term_reinit(void);
 void term_deinit(void);
 void term_vbe(char *config, size_t width, size_t height);
 void term_textmode(void);
-void term_putchar(uint8_t c);
 void term_write(uint64_t buf, uint64_t count);
 
 extern void (*raw_putchar)(uint8_t c);
diff --git a/common/lib/term.s2.c b/common/lib/term.s2.c
index ea594975..132b1a5b 100644
--- a/common/lib/term.s2.c
+++ b/common/lib/term.s2.c
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ static void fallback_get_cursor_pos(size_t *x, size_t *y) {
 }
 #endif
 
-static void term_notready(void);
-
 void term_fallback(void) {
 #if defined (UEFI)
     if (!efi_boot_services_exited) {
@@ -193,7 +191,7 @@ static void notready_uint64_t(uint64_t n) {
     (void)n;
 }
 
-static void term_notready(void) {
+void term_notready(void) {
     raw_putchar = notready_raw_putchar;
     clear = notready_clear;
     enable_cursor = notready_void;
@@ -224,4 +222,6 @@ static void term_notready(void) {
 
     term_cols = 80;
     term_rows = 24;
+
+    term_backend = _NOT_READY;
 }
diff --git a/common/protos/limine.c b/common/protos/limine.c
index 1e86ea7c..04310176 100644
--- a/common/protos/limine.c
+++ b/common/protos/limine.c
@@ -738,7 +738,6 @@ FEAT_START
 FEAT_END
 
     term_deinit();
-    quiet = true;
 
     if (!fb_init(&fb, req_width, req_height, req_bpp)) {
         panic(true, "limine: Could not acquire framebuffer");
diff --git a/common/protos/linux.c b/common/protos/linux.c
index 049a2fb4..1afcf38f 100644
--- a/common/protos/linux.c
+++ b/common/protos/linux.c
@@ -496,7 +496,6 @@ noreturn void linux_load(char *config, char *cmdline) {
     ///////////////////////////////////////
 
     term_deinit();
-    quiet = true;
 
     struct screen_info *screen_info = &boot_params->screen_info;
 
diff --git a/common/protos/multiboot1.c b/common/protos/multiboot1.c
index 78da218f..6dc8946b 100644
--- a/common/protos/multiboot1.c
+++ b/common/protos/multiboot1.c
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ noreturn void multiboot1_load(char *config, char *cmdline) {
     multiboot1_info->flags |= (1 << 9);
 
     term_deinit();
-    quiet = true;
 
     if (header.flags & (1 << 2)) {
         size_t req_width  = header.fb_width;
diff --git a/common/protos/multiboot2.c b/common/protos/multiboot2.c
index 87131685..beb7f271 100644
--- a/common/protos/multiboot2.c
+++ b/common/protos/multiboot2.c
@@ -498,7 +498,6 @@ noreturn void multiboot2_load(char *config, char* cmdline) {
         tag->common.size = sizeof(struct multiboot_tag_framebuffer);
 
         term_deinit();
-        quiet = true;
 
         if (fbtag) {
             size_t req_width = fbtag->width;