diff --git a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
index 4bee7c2e6313925c2905d46cbca23de42012c478..5a686cea23f4931db5ad56b8cfe7f07471de90fd 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ static int last_fb_vc = MAX_NR_CONSOLES - 1;
 static int fbcon_is_default = 1; 
 static int fbcon_has_exited;
 static int primary_device = -1;
+static int fbcon_has_console_bind;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DETECT_PRIMARY
 static int map_override;
@@ -544,6 +545,8 @@ static int fbcon_takeover(int show_logo)
 			con2fb_map[i] = -1;
 		}
 		info_idx = -1;
+	} else {
+		fbcon_has_console_bind = 1;
 	}
 
 	return err;
@@ -2949,6 +2952,10 @@ static int fbcon_unbind(void)
 
 	ret = unbind_con_driver(&fb_con, first_fb_vc, last_fb_vc,
 				fbcon_is_default);
+
+	if (!ret)
+		fbcon_has_console_bind = 0;
+
 	return ret;
 }
 #else
@@ -2962,6 +2969,9 @@ static int fbcon_fb_unbind(int idx)
 {
 	int i, new_idx = -1, ret = 0;
 
+	if (!fbcon_has_console_bind)
+		return 0;
+
 	for (i = first_fb_vc; i <= last_fb_vc; i++) {
 		if (con2fb_map[i] != idx &&
 		    con2fb_map[i] != -1) {