diff --git a/kernel/power/console.c b/kernel/power/console.c
index 7ff375e..579d239 100644
--- a/kernel/power/console.c
+++ b/kernel/power/console.c
@@ -9,18 +9,11 @@
 #include <linux/console.h>
 #include "power.h"
 
-static int new_loglevel = 10;
-static int orig_loglevel;
 #ifdef SUSPEND_CONSOLE
 static int orig_fgconsole, orig_kmsg;
-#endif
 
 int pm_prepare_console(void)
 {
-	orig_loglevel = console_loglevel;
-	console_loglevel = new_loglevel;
-
-#ifdef SUSPEND_CONSOLE
 	acquire_console_sem();
 
 	orig_fgconsole = fg_console;
@@ -41,18 +34,15 @@
 	}
 	orig_kmsg = kmsg_redirect;
 	kmsg_redirect = SUSPEND_CONSOLE;
-#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
 void pm_restore_console(void)
 {
-	console_loglevel = orig_loglevel;
-#ifdef SUSPEND_CONSOLE
 	acquire_console_sem();
 	set_console(orig_fgconsole);
 	release_console_sem();
 	kmsg_redirect = orig_kmsg;
-#endif
 	return;
 }
+#endif
diff --git a/kernel/power/power.h b/kernel/power/power.h
index 61beb5e..d8f0d1a 100644
--- a/kernel/power/power.h
+++ b/kernel/power/power.h
@@ -42,8 +42,13 @@
 
 extern struct subsystem power_subsys;
 
+#ifdef SUSPEND_CONSOLE
 extern int pm_prepare_console(void);
 extern void pm_restore_console(void);
+#else
+static int pm_prepare_console(void) { return 0; }
+static void pm_restore_console(void) {}
+#endif
 
 /* References to section boundaries */
 extern const void __nosave_begin, __nosave_end;