diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index a0bccb54a9bd..d687e6de24a0 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -2077,6 +2077,8 @@ void of_alias_scan(void * (*dt_alloc)(u64 size, u64 align))
 			name = of_get_property(of_aliases, "stdout", NULL);
 		if (name)
 			of_stdout = of_find_node_opts_by_path(name, &of_stdout_options);
+		if (of_stdout)
+			console_set_by_of();
 	}
 
 	if (!of_aliases)
diff --git a/include/linux/console.h b/include/linux/console.h
index d530c4627e54..3672809234a7 100644
--- a/include/linux/console.h
+++ b/include/linux/console.h
@@ -173,6 +173,12 @@ static inline void console_sysfs_notify(void)
 #endif
 extern bool console_suspend_enabled;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_OF
+extern void console_set_by_of(void);
+#else
+static inline void console_set_by_of(void) {}
+#endif
+
 /* Suspend and resume console messages over PM events */
 extern void suspend_console(void);
 extern void resume_console(void);
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index eea6dbc2d8cf..8019cc0d3a73 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -253,6 +253,17 @@ static int preferred_console = -1;
 int console_set_on_cmdline;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_set_on_cmdline);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_OF
+static bool of_specified_console;
+
+void console_set_by_of(void)
+{
+	of_specified_console = true;
+}
+#else
+# define of_specified_console false
+#endif
+
 /* Flag: console code may call schedule() */
 static int console_may_schedule;
 
@@ -2647,7 +2658,7 @@ void register_console(struct console *newcon)
 	 *	didn't select a console we take the first one
 	 *	that registers here.
 	 */
-	if (preferred_console < 0) {
+	if (preferred_console < 0 && !of_specified_console) {
 		if (newcon->index < 0)
 			newcon->index = 0;
 		if (newcon->setup == NULL ||