diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index 4fce318bc83c..2d595a646bb8 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -1366,9 +1366,6 @@ static void autoconfig_irq(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 		inb_p(ICP);
 	}
 
-	if (uart_console(port))
-		console_lock();
-
 	/* forget possible initially masked and pending IRQ */
 	probe_irq_off(probe_irq_on());
 	save_mcr = serial8250_in_MCR(up);
@@ -1399,9 +1396,6 @@ static void autoconfig_irq(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 	if (port->flags & UPF_FOURPORT)
 		outb_p(save_ICP, ICP);
 
-	if (uart_console(port))
-		console_unlock();
-
 	port->irq = (irq > 0) ? irq : 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 45b721abaa2f..b638b2fd2d3d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -2410,7 +2410,12 @@ uart_configure_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_state *state,
 			port->type = PORT_UNKNOWN;
 			flags |= UART_CONFIG_TYPE;
 		}
+		/* Synchronize with possible boot console. */
+		if (uart_console(port))
+			console_lock();
 		port->ops->config_port(port, flags);
+		if (uart_console(port))
+			console_unlock();
 	}
 
 	if (port->type != PORT_UNKNOWN) {
@@ -2418,6 +2423,10 @@ uart_configure_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_state *state,
 
 		uart_report_port(drv, port);
 
+		/* Synchronize with possible boot console. */
+		if (uart_console(port))
+			console_lock();
+
 		/* Power up port for set_mctrl() */
 		uart_change_pm(state, UART_PM_STATE_ON);
 
@@ -2434,6 +2443,9 @@ uart_configure_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_state *state,
 			port->rs485_config(port, &port->rs485);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 
+		if (uart_console(port))
+			console_unlock();
+
 		/*
 		 * If this driver supports console, and it hasn't been
 		 * successfully registered yet, try to re-register it.
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 4bef2963284a..df4d07af6d1e 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -2879,6 +2879,21 @@ static int __init keep_bootcon_setup(char *str)
 
 early_param("keep_bootcon", keep_bootcon_setup);
 
+static int console_call_setup(struct console *newcon, char *options)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	if (!newcon->setup)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Synchronize with possible boot console. */
+	console_lock();
+	err = newcon->setup(newcon, options);
+	console_unlock();
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 /*
  * This is called by register_console() to try to match
  * the newly registered console with any of the ones selected
@@ -2914,8 +2929,8 @@ static int try_enable_preferred_console(struct console *newcon,
 			if (_braille_register_console(newcon, c))
 				return 0;
 
-			if (newcon->setup &&
-			    (err = newcon->setup(newcon, c->options)) != 0)
+			err = console_call_setup(newcon, c->options);
+			if (err)
 				return err;
 		}
 		newcon->flags |= CON_ENABLED;
@@ -2943,7 +2958,7 @@ static void try_enable_default_console(struct console *newcon)
 	if (newcon->index < 0)
 		newcon->index = 0;
 
-	if (newcon->setup && newcon->setup(newcon, NULL) != 0)
+	if (console_call_setup(newcon, NULL) != 0)
 		return;
 
 	newcon->flags |= CON_ENABLED;