diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c
index e61c36cbb866474841f9bdf92d934d3c5ece137a..c193af6a628f45758a7fcd59b1b0823e57327655 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c
@@ -636,6 +636,7 @@ struct console xenboot_console = {
 	.name		= "xenboot",
 	.write		= xenboot_write_console,
 	.flags		= CON_PRINTBUFFER | CON_BOOT | CON_ANYTIME,
+	.index		= -1,
 };
 #endif	/* CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK */