1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index ac8a08f36207..5287be83e3e7 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ int unregister_console(struct console *console)
         if (console_drivers == console) {
                 console_drivers=console->next;
                 res = 0;
-        } else {
+        } else if (console_drivers) {
                 for (a=console_drivers->next, b=console_drivers ;
                      a; b=a, a=b->next) {
                         if (a == console) {