diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index 01645e87b3d5..f24e627b7402 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -1171,8 +1171,13 @@ static inline int resize_screen(struct vc_data *vc, int width, int height,
 	/* Resizes the resolution of the display adapater */
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (vc->vc_mode != KD_GRAPHICS && vc->vc_sw->con_resize)
+	if (vc->vc_sw->con_resize) {
+		// If we have a resize function but are in KD_GRAPHICS mode,
+		// we can't actually do a resize and need to error out.
+		if (vc->vc_mode == KD_GRAPHICS)
+			return -EINVAL;
 		err = vc->vc_sw->con_resize(vc, width, height, user);
+	}
 
 	return err;
 }