diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
index f6eb00406ddf9..45d9117cab680 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
@@ -608,6 +608,14 @@ static int univ8250_console_setup(struct console *co, char *options)
 	return retval;
 }
 
+static int univ8250_console_exit(struct console *co)
+{
+	struct uart_port *port;
+
+	port = &serial8250_ports[co->index].port;
+	return serial8250_console_exit(port);
+}
+
 /**
  *	univ8250_console_match - non-standard console matching
  *	@co:	  registering console
@@ -666,6 +674,7 @@ static struct console univ8250_console = {
 	.write		= univ8250_console_write,
 	.device		= uart_console_device,
 	.setup		= univ8250_console_setup,
+	.exit		= univ8250_console_exit,
 	.match		= univ8250_console_match,
 	.flags		= CON_PRINTBUFFER | CON_ANYTIME,
 	.index		= -1,
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index 0879bb8855cff..c156a30c4deca 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -3200,6 +3200,9 @@ static void serial8250_console_restore(struct uart_8250_port *up)
  *	any possible real use of the port...
  *
  *	The console_lock must be held when we get here.
+ *
+ *	Doing runtime PM is really a bad idea for the kernel console.
+ *	Thus, we assume the function is called when device is powered up.
  */
 void serial8250_console_write(struct uart_8250_port *up, const char *s,
 			      unsigned int count)
@@ -3212,8 +3215,6 @@ void serial8250_console_write(struct uart_8250_port *up, const char *s,
 
 	touch_nmi_watchdog();
 
-	serial8250_rpm_get(up);
-
 	if (oops_in_progress)
 		locked = spin_trylock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
 	else
@@ -3268,7 +3269,6 @@ void serial8250_console_write(struct uart_8250_port *up, const char *s,
 
 	if (locked)
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
-	serial8250_rpm_put(up);
 }
 
 static unsigned int probe_baud(struct uart_port *port)
@@ -3292,6 +3292,7 @@ int serial8250_console_setup(struct uart_port *port, char *options, bool probe)
 	int bits = 8;
 	int parity = 'n';
 	int flow = 'n';
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!port->iobase && !port->membase)
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -3301,7 +3302,22 @@ int serial8250_console_setup(struct uart_port *port, char *options, bool probe)
 	else if (probe)
 		baud = probe_baud(port);
 
-	return uart_set_options(port, port->cons, baud, parity, bits, flow);
+	ret = uart_set_options(port, port->cons, baud, parity, bits, flow);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (port->dev)
+		pm_runtime_get_sync(port->dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int serial8250_console_exit(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	if (port->dev)
+		pm_runtime_put_sync(port->dev);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE */
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_8250.h b/include/linux/serial_8250.h
index 0901c2aa366c6..6545f8cfc8fa2 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_8250.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_8250.h
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ void serial8250_set_defaults(struct uart_8250_port *up);
 void serial8250_console_write(struct uart_8250_port *up, const char *s,
 			      unsigned int count);
 int serial8250_console_setup(struct uart_port *port, char *options, bool probe);
+int serial8250_console_exit(struct uart_port *port);
 
 extern void serial8250_set_isa_configurator(void (*v)
 					(int port, struct uart_port *up,