diff --git a/include/linux/console.h b/include/linux/console.h
index f59f3dbca65c..ec9bdb3d7bab 100644
--- a/include/linux/console.h
+++ b/include/linux/console.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_CONSOLE_H_
 #define _LINUX_CONSOLE_H_ 1
 
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 struct vc_data;
@@ -201,11 +202,14 @@ void vcs_make_sysfs(int index);
 void vcs_remove_sysfs(int index);
 
 /* Some debug stub to catch some of the obvious races in the VT code */
-#if 1
-#define WARN_CONSOLE_UNLOCKED()	WARN_ON(!is_console_locked() && !oops_in_progress)
-#else
-#define WARN_CONSOLE_UNLOCKED()
-#endif
+#define WARN_CONSOLE_UNLOCKED()						\
+	WARN_ON(!atomic_read(&ignore_console_lock_warning) &&		\
+		!is_console_locked() && !oops_in_progress)
+/*
+ * Increment ignore_console_lock_warning if you need to quiet
+ * WARN_CONSOLE_UNLOCKED() for debugging purposes.
+ */
+extern atomic_t ignore_console_lock_warning;
 
 /* VESA Blanking Levels */
 #define VESA_NO_BLANKING        0
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 3f041e7cbfc9..7d32a86758cd 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ int console_printk[4] = {
 	CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL_DEFAULT,	/* default_console_loglevel */
 };
 
+atomic_t ignore_console_lock_warning __read_mostly = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ignore_console_lock_warning);
+
 /*
  * Low level drivers may need that to know if they can schedule in
  * their unblank() callback or not. So let's export it.