diff --git a/kernel/power/disk.c b/kernel/power/disk.c
index d722349..d3a158a 100644
--- a/kernel/power/disk.c
+++ b/kernel/power/disk.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
 #include <linux/pm.h>
+#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 
 #include "power.h"
@@ -119,8 +120,10 @@
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
+	suspend_console();
 	error = device_suspend(PMSG_FREEZE);
 	if (error) {
+		resume_console();
 		printk("Some devices failed to suspend\n");
 		unprepare_processes();
 		return error;
@@ -133,6 +136,7 @@
 
 	if (in_suspend) {
 		device_resume();
+		resume_console();
 		pr_debug("PM: writing image.\n");
 		error = swsusp_write();
 		if (!error)
@@ -148,6 +152,7 @@
 	swsusp_free();
  Done:
 	device_resume();
+	resume_console();
 	unprepare_processes();
 	return error;
 }
@@ -212,7 +217,9 @@
 
 	pr_debug("PM: Preparing devices for restore.\n");
 
+	suspend_console();
 	if ((error = device_suspend(PMSG_PRETHAW))) {
+		resume_console();
 		printk("Some devices failed to suspend\n");
 		swsusp_free();
 		goto Thaw;
@@ -224,6 +231,7 @@
 	swsusp_resume();
 	pr_debug("PM: Restore failed, recovering.n");
 	device_resume();
+	resume_console();
  Thaw:
 	unprepare_processes();
  Done:
diff --git a/kernel/power/user.c b/kernel/power/user.c
index 93b5dd2..d991d3b 100644
--- a/kernel/power/user.c
+++ b/kernel/power/user.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/swapops.h>
 #include <linux/pm.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
@@ -173,12 +174,14 @@
 		/* Free memory before shutting down devices. */
 		error = swsusp_shrink_memory();
 		if (!error) {
+			suspend_console();
 			error = device_suspend(PMSG_FREEZE);
 			if (!error) {
 				in_suspend = 1;
 				error = swsusp_suspend();
 				device_resume();
 			}
+			resume_console();
 		}
 		up(&pm_sem);
 		if (!error)
@@ -196,11 +199,13 @@
 		snapshot_free_unused_memory(&data->handle);
 		down(&pm_sem);
 		pm_prepare_console();
+		suspend_console();
 		error = device_suspend(PMSG_PRETHAW);
 		if (!error) {
 			error = swsusp_resume();
 			device_resume();
 		}
+		resume_console();
 		pm_restore_console();
 		up(&pm_sem);
 		break;
@@ -289,6 +294,7 @@
 		}
 
 		/* Put devices to sleep */
+		suspend_console();
 		error = device_suspend(PMSG_SUSPEND);
 		if (error) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to suspend some devices.\n");
@@ -299,7 +305,7 @@
 			/* Wake up devices */
 			device_resume();
 		}
-
+		resume_console();
 		if (pm_ops->finish)
 			pm_ops->finish(PM_SUSPEND_MEM);