diff --git a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
index 1aaf89300621a..92f394927f241 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
@@ -1093,6 +1093,7 @@ static void fbcon_init(struct vc_data *vc, int init)
 		con_copy_unimap(vc, svc);
 
 	ops = info->fbcon_par;
+	ops->cur_blink_jiffies = msecs_to_jiffies(vc->vc_cur_blink_ms);
 	p->con_rotate = initial_rotation;
 	set_blitting_type(vc, info);