diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index 7359c3e80d63..a0c6d29eb2a6 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -2902,7 +2902,7 @@ static int do_con_write(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *buf, int co
 	struct vt_notifier_param param;
 	bool rescan;
 
-	if (in_interrupt())
+	if (preempt_count() || irqs_disabled())
 		return count;
 
 	console_lock();