diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ram_console.c b/drivers/staging/android/ram_console.c
index 8f18a59744cdd8911a1be78297421b245dccad2b..d735be45f1621ec5616a7eed0e31a9a25c831c96 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/ram_console.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/ram_console.c
@@ -146,6 +146,14 @@ static struct console ram_console = {
 	.index	= -1,
 };
 
+void ram_console_enable_console(int enabled)
+{
+	if (enabled)
+		ram_console.flags |= CON_ENABLED;
+	else
+		ram_console.flags &= ~CON_ENABLED;
+}
+
 static void __init
 ram_console_save_old(struct ram_console_buffer *buffer, char *dest)
 {