diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index 41fe60995530..668df351e6a9 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -1240,22 +1240,14 @@ void register_console(struct console *newcon)
 	if (!(newcon->flags & CON_ENABLED))
 		return;
 
-	if (bcon && ((newcon->flags & (CON_CONSDEV | CON_BOOT)) == CON_CONSDEV)) {
-		/* we need to iterate through twice, to make sure we print
-		 * everything out, before we unregister the console(s)
-		 */
-		printk(KERN_INFO "console handover:");
-		for_each_console(bcon)
-			printk("boot [%s%d] ", bcon->name, bcon->index);
-		printk(" -> real [%s%d]\n", newcon->name, newcon->index);
-		for_each_console(bcon)
-			unregister_console(bcon);
+	/*
+	 * If we have a bootconsole, and are switching to a real console,
+	 * don't print everything out again, since when the boot console, and
+	 * the real console are the same physical device, it's annoying to
+	 * see the beginning boot messages twice
+	 */
+	if (bcon && ((newcon->flags & (CON_CONSDEV | CON_BOOT)) == CON_CONSDEV))
 		newcon->flags &= ~CON_PRINTBUFFER;
-	} else {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "%sconsole [%s%d] enabled\n",
-			(newcon->flags & CON_BOOT) ? "boot" : "" ,
-			newcon->name, newcon->index);
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 *	Put this console in the list - keep the
@@ -1281,6 +1273,28 @@ void register_console(struct console *newcon)
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&logbuf_lock, flags);
 	}
 	release_console_sem();
+
+	/*
+	 * By unregistering the bootconsoles after we enable the real console
+	 * we get the "console xxx enabled" message on all the consoles -
+	 * boot consoles, real consoles, etc - this is to ensure that end
+	 * users know there might be something in the kernel's log buffer that
+	 * went to the bootconsole (that they do not see on the real console)
+	 */
+	if (bcon && ((newcon->flags & (CON_CONSDEV | CON_BOOT)) == CON_CONSDEV)) {
+		/* we need to iterate through twice, to make sure we print
+		 * everything out, before we unregister the console(s)
+		 */
+		printk(KERN_INFO "console [%s%d] enabled, bootconsole disabled\n",
+			newcon->name, newcon->index);
+		for_each_console(bcon)
+			if (bcon->flags & CON_BOOT)
+				unregister_console(bcon);
+	} else {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "%sconsole [%s%d] enabled\n",
+			(newcon->flags & CON_BOOT) ? "boot" : "" ,
+			newcon->name, newcon->index);
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_console);