diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 155229f0cf0f..f04bbed0aa79 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -256,6 +256,11 @@ static void __up_console_sem(unsigned long ip)
 }
 #define up_console_sem() __up_console_sem(_RET_IP_)
 
+static bool panic_in_progress(void)
+{
+	return unlikely(atomic_read(&panic_cpu) != PANIC_CPU_INVALID);
+}
+
 /*
  * This is used for debugging the mess that is the VT code by
  * keeping track if we have the console semaphore held. It's