diff --git a/drivers/pnp/driver.c b/drivers/pnp/driver.c
index f748cc8cbb03..4e57d3370368 100644
--- a/drivers/pnp/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/pnp/driver.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static int __pnp_bus_suspend(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state)
 			return error;
 	}
 
-	if (pnp_dev->protocol->suspend)
+	if (pnp_can_suspend(pnp_dev))
 		pnp_dev->protocol->suspend(pnp_dev, state);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/pnp.h b/include/linux/pnp.h
index 195aafc6cd07..6512e9cbc6d5 100644
--- a/include/linux/pnp.h
+++ b/include/linux/pnp.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
+#include <linux/console.h>
 
 #define PNP_NAME_LEN		50
 
@@ -309,15 +310,22 @@ struct pnp_fixup {
 #define PNP_DISABLE		0x0004
 #define PNP_CONFIGURABLE	0x0008
 #define PNP_REMOVABLE		0x0010
+#define PNP_CONSOLE		0x0020
 
 #define pnp_can_read(dev)	(((dev)->protocol->get) && \
 				 ((dev)->capabilities & PNP_READ))
 #define pnp_can_write(dev)	(((dev)->protocol->set) && \
 				 ((dev)->capabilities & PNP_WRITE))
-#define pnp_can_disable(dev)	(((dev)->protocol->disable) && \
-				 ((dev)->capabilities & PNP_DISABLE))
+#define pnp_can_disable(dev)	(((dev)->protocol->disable) &&		  \
+				 ((dev)->capabilities & PNP_DISABLE) &&	  \
+				 (!((dev)->capabilities & PNP_CONSOLE) || \
+				  console_suspend_enabled))
 #define pnp_can_configure(dev)	((!(dev)->active) && \
 				 ((dev)->capabilities & PNP_CONFIGURABLE))
+#define pnp_can_suspend(dev)	(((dev)->protocol->suspend) &&		  \
+				 (!((dev)->capabilities & PNP_CONSOLE) || \
+				  console_suspend_enabled))
+
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ISAPNP
 extern struct pnp_protocol isapnp_protocol;