diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index 5d36c2358b47..6e00572cbeb9 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ void invert_screen(struct vc_data *vc, int offset, int count, int viewed)
 #endif
 	if (DO_UPDATE(vc))
 		do_update_region(vc, (unsigned long) p, count);
+	notify_update(vc);
 }
 
 /* used by selection: complement pointer position */
@@ -516,6 +517,7 @@ void complement_pos(struct vc_data *vc, int offset)
 		scr_writew(old, screenpos(vc, old_offset, 1));
 		if (DO_UPDATE(vc))
 			vc->vc_sw->con_putc(vc, old, oldy, oldx);
+		notify_update(vc);
 	}
 
 	old_offset = offset;
@@ -533,8 +535,8 @@ void complement_pos(struct vc_data *vc, int offset)
 			oldy = (offset >> 1) / vc->vc_cols;
 			vc->vc_sw->con_putc(vc, new, oldy, oldx);
 		}
+		notify_update(vc);
 	}
-
 }
 
 static void insert_char(struct vc_data *vc, unsigned int nr)