diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index 61b1137d7e56d877fad8b2339c368cd09a5419e1..23b5d32954bfc9365ec6453d69e331e975ca8d0e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -1164,6 +1164,8 @@ static void csi_J(struct vc_data *vc, int vpar)
 			scr_memsetw(vc->vc_screenbuf, vc->vc_video_erase_char,
 				    vc->vc_screenbuf_size >> 1);
 			set_origin(vc);
+			if (CON_IS_VISIBLE(vc))
+				update_screen(vc);
 			/* fall through */
 		case 2: /* erase whole display */
 			count = vc->vc_cols * vc->vc_rows;