1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index b49f03375439..fb75da940b59 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -737,7 +737,8 @@ int vc_allocate(unsigned int currcons)	/* return 0 on success */
             visual_init(vc, currcons, 1);
             if (!*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc)
                 con_set_default_unimap(vc);
-            vc->vc_screenbuf = kmalloc(vc->vc_screenbuf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+            if (!vc->vc_kmalloced)
+                vc->vc_screenbuf = kmalloc(vc->vc_screenbuf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
             if (!vc->vc_screenbuf) {
                 kfree(vc);
                 vc_cons[currcons].d = NULL;