diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
index 5f61b25a9aaa..b22de433059c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -771,21 +771,58 @@ static int vt_resizex(struct vc_data *vc, struct vt_consize __user *cs)
 	if (copy_from_user(&v, cs, sizeof(struct vt_consize)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	if (v.v_vlin)
-		pr_info_once("\"struct vt_consize\"->v_vlin is ignored. Please report if you need this.\n");
-	if (v.v_clin)
-		pr_info_once("\"struct vt_consize\"->v_clin is ignored. Please report if you need this.\n");
+	/* FIXME: Should check the copies properly */
+	if (!v.v_vlin)
+		v.v_vlin = vc->vc_scan_lines;
 
-	console_lock();
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_NR_CONSOLES; i++) {
-		vc = vc_cons[i].d;
-
-		if (vc) {
-			vc->vc_resize_user = 1;
-			vc_resize(vc, v.v_cols, v.v_rows);
+	if (v.v_clin) {
+		int rows = v.v_vlin / v.v_clin;
+		if (v.v_rows != rows) {
+			if (v.v_rows) /* Parameters don't add up */
+				return -EINVAL;
+			v.v_rows = rows;
 		}
 	}
-	console_unlock();
+
+	if (v.v_vcol && v.v_ccol) {
+		int cols = v.v_vcol / v.v_ccol;
+		if (v.v_cols != cols) {
+			if (v.v_cols)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			v.v_cols = cols;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (v.v_clin > 32)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_NR_CONSOLES; i++) {
+		struct vc_data *vcp;
+
+		if (!vc_cons[i].d)
+			continue;
+		console_lock();
+		vcp = vc_cons[i].d;
+		if (vcp) {
+			int ret;
+			int save_scan_lines = vcp->vc_scan_lines;
+			int save_font_height = vcp->vc_font.height;
+
+			if (v.v_vlin)
+				vcp->vc_scan_lines = v.v_vlin;
+			if (v.v_clin)
+				vcp->vc_font.height = v.v_clin;
+			vcp->vc_resize_user = 1;
+			ret = vc_resize(vcp, v.v_cols, v.v_rows);
+			if (ret) {
+				vcp->vc_scan_lines = save_scan_lines;
+				vcp->vc_font.height = save_font_height;
+				console_unlock();
+				return ret;
+			}
+		}
+		console_unlock();
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }