diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 7d5d1ffb2123..f5571af2dfdc 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: e0426e6a09954d205da2d674a3d368d2715e3afd
+refs/heads/master: f700d6e5e5549cb9349d22043f4bd153792c621f
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/char/vt.c b/trunk/drivers/char/vt.c
index ab53a1d4d895..cb8c90da3934 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static void notify_update(struct vc_data *vc)
 #ifdef VT_BUF_VRAM_ONLY
 #define DO_UPDATE(vc)	0
 #else
-#define DO_UPDATE(vc)	CON_IS_VISIBLE(vc)
+#define DO_UPDATE(vc)	(CON_IS_VISIBLE(vc) && !console_blanked)
 #endif
 
 static inline unsigned short *screenpos(struct vc_data *vc, int offset, int viewed)