1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index 501e451be911..665341e43055 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ static void write_msg(struct console *con, const char *msg, unsigned int len)
 
 static struct console netconsole = {
         .name   = "netcon",
-        .flags  = CON_ENABLED | CON_PRINTBUFFER,
+        .flags  = CON_ENABLED,
         .write  = write_msg,
 };
 
@@ -749,6 +749,9 @@ static int __init init_netconsole(void)
                                 err = PTR_ERR(nt);
                                 goto fail;
                         }
+                        /* Dump existing printks when we register */
+                        netconsole.flags |= CON_PRINTBUFFER;
+
                         spin_lock_irqsave(&target_list_lock, flags);
                         list_add(&nt->list, &target_list);
                         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&target_list_lock, flags);