diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index abb102e71b14..5f3daabdc916 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -1914,6 +1914,12 @@ static inline bool uart_console_enabled(struct uart_port *port)
 	return uart_console(port) && (port->cons->flags & CON_ENABLED);
 }
 
+static void __uart_port_spin_lock_init(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	spin_lock_init(&port->lock);
+	lockdep_set_class(&port->lock, &port_lock_key);
+}
+
 /*
  * Ensure that the serial console lock is initialised early.
  * If this port is a console, then the spinlock is already initialised.
@@ -1923,8 +1929,7 @@ static inline void uart_port_spin_lock_init(struct uart_port *port)
 	if (uart_console(port))
 		return;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&port->lock);
-	lockdep_set_class(&port->lock, &port_lock_key);
+	__uart_port_spin_lock_init(port);
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE) || defined(CONFIG_CONSOLE_POLL)
@@ -2370,6 +2375,13 @@ uart_configure_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_state *state,
 		/* Power up port for set_mctrl() */
 		uart_change_pm(state, UART_PM_STATE_ON);
 
+		/*
+		 * If this driver supports console, and it hasn't been
+		 * successfully registered yet, initialise spin lock for it.
+		 */
+		if (port->cons && !(port->cons->flags & CON_ENABLED))
+			__uart_port_spin_lock_init(port);
+
 		/*
 		 * Ensure that the modem control lines are de-activated.
 		 * keep the DTR setting that is set in uart_set_options()