diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
index 3cd139752d3f..abc705716aa0 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
@@ -1557,6 +1557,13 @@ static void sci_request_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 
 	dev_dbg(port->dev, "%s: port %d\n", __func__, port->line);
 
+	/*
+	 * DMA on console may interfere with Kernel log messages which use
+	 * plain putchar(). So, simply don't use it with a console.
+	 */
+	if (uart_console(port))
+		return;
+
 	if (!port->dev->of_node)
 		return;