diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index bf58d5777bced6918c5c9560e8335d557a7ecb0a..e4328bc341f34c55d9fe07d3a046761347362ec7 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -1751,9 +1751,10 @@ void zap_locks(void)
 
 	if (raw_spin_is_locked(&console_owner_lock)) {
 		raw_spin_lock_init(&console_owner_lock);
-		console_owner = NULL;
-		console_waiter = false;
 	}
+
+	console_owner = NULL;
+	console_waiter = false;
 }
 
 /**