diff --git a/include/linux/printk.h b/include/linux/printk.h
index c09d67edda3a..3b5cb66d8bc1 100644
--- a/include/linux/printk.h
+++ b/include/linux/printk.h
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ __printf(1, 2) void dump_stack_set_arch_desc(const char *fmt, ...);
 void dump_stack_print_info(const char *log_lvl);
 void show_regs_print_info(const char *log_lvl);
 extern asmlinkage void dump_stack(void) __cold;
-extern void printk_safe_init(void);
 extern void printk_safe_flush(void);
 extern void printk_safe_flush_on_panic(void);
 #else
@@ -269,10 +268,6 @@ static inline void dump_stack(void)
 {
 }
 
-static inline void printk_safe_init(void)
-{
-}
-
 static inline void printk_safe_flush(void)
 {
 }
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index c0206c507eba..5cbb9fe937e0 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -694,7 +694,6 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init start_kernel(void)
 	boot_init_stack_canary();
 
 	time_init();
-	printk_safe_init();
 	perf_event_init();
 	profile_init();
 	call_function_init();
diff --git a/kernel/printk/internal.h b/kernel/printk/internal.h
index c8e6ab689d42..b2b0f526f249 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/internal.h
+++ b/kernel/printk/internal.h
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ __printf(1, 0) int vprintk_func(const char *fmt, va_list args);
 void __printk_safe_enter(void);
 void __printk_safe_exit(void);
 
+void printk_safe_init(void);
+bool printk_percpu_data_ready(void);
+
 #define printk_safe_enter_irqsave(flags)	\
 	do {					\
 		local_irq_save(flags);		\
@@ -64,4 +67,6 @@ __printf(1, 0) int vprintk_func(const char *fmt, va_list args) { return 0; }
 #define printk_safe_enter_irq() local_irq_disable()
 #define printk_safe_exit_irq() local_irq_enable()
 
+static inline void printk_safe_init(void) { }
+static inline bool printk_percpu_data_ready(void) { return false; }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PRINTK */
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index c0a5b56aea4e..971197f5d8ee 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -460,6 +460,18 @@ static char __log_buf[__LOG_BUF_LEN] __aligned(LOG_ALIGN);
 static char *log_buf = __log_buf;
 static u32 log_buf_len = __LOG_BUF_LEN;
 
+/*
+ * We cannot access per-CPU data (e.g. per-CPU flush irq_work) before
+ * per_cpu_areas are initialised. This variable is set to true when
+ * it's safe to access per-CPU data.
+ */
+static bool __printk_percpu_data_ready __read_mostly;
+
+bool printk_percpu_data_ready(void)
+{
+	return __printk_percpu_data_ready;
+}
+
 /* Return log buffer address */
 char *log_buf_addr_get(void)
 {
@@ -1146,12 +1158,28 @@ static void __init log_buf_add_cpu(void)
 static inline void log_buf_add_cpu(void) {}
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 
+static void __init set_percpu_data_ready(void)
+{
+	printk_safe_init();
+	/* Make sure we set this flag only after printk_safe() init is done */
+	barrier();
+	__printk_percpu_data_ready = true;
+}
+
 void __init setup_log_buf(int early)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	char *new_log_buf;
 	unsigned int free;
 
+	/*
+	 * Some archs call setup_log_buf() multiple times - first is very
+	 * early, e.g. from setup_arch(), and second - when percpu_areas
+	 * are initialised.
+	 */
+	if (!early)
+		set_percpu_data_ready();
+
 	if (log_buf != __log_buf)
 		return;
 
@@ -2966,6 +2994,9 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct irq_work, wake_up_klogd_work) = {
 
 void wake_up_klogd(void)
 {
+	if (!printk_percpu_data_ready())
+		return;
+
 	preempt_disable();
 	if (waitqueue_active(&log_wait)) {
 		this_cpu_or(printk_pending, PRINTK_PENDING_WAKEUP);
@@ -2976,6 +3007,9 @@ void wake_up_klogd(void)
 
 void defer_console_output(void)
 {
+	if (!printk_percpu_data_ready())
+		return;
+
 	preempt_disable();
 	__this_cpu_or(printk_pending, PRINTK_PENDING_OUTPUT);
 	irq_work_queue(this_cpu_ptr(&wake_up_klogd_work));
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk_safe.c b/kernel/printk/printk_safe.c
index b4045e782743..d9a659a686f3 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk_safe.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk_safe.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
  * There are situations when we want to make sure that all buffers
  * were handled or when IRQs are blocked.
  */
-static int printk_safe_irq_ready __read_mostly;
 
 #define SAFE_LOG_BUF_LEN ((1 << CONFIG_PRINTK_SAFE_LOG_BUF_SHIFT) -	\
 				sizeof(atomic_t) -			\
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct printk_safe_seq_buf, nmi_print_seq);
 /* Get flushed in a more safe context. */
 static void queue_flush_work(struct printk_safe_seq_buf *s)
 {
-	if (printk_safe_irq_ready)
+	if (printk_percpu_data_ready())
 		irq_work_queue(&s->work);
 }
 
@@ -402,14 +401,6 @@ void __init printk_safe_init(void)
 #endif
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * In the highly unlikely event that a NMI were to trigger at
-	 * this moment. Make sure IRQ work is set up before this
-	 * variable is set.
-	 */
-	barrier();
-	printk_safe_irq_ready = 1;
-
 	/* Flush pending messages that did not have scheduled IRQ works. */
 	printk_safe_flush();
 }