diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index fdd12f8c3deb..5c0ca1c24b6f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -1056,6 +1056,13 @@ static void visual_init(struct vc_data *vc, int num, int init)
 	vc->vc_screenbuf_size = vc->vc_rows * vc->vc_size_row;
 }
 
+
+static void visual_deinit(struct vc_data *vc)
+{
+	vc->vc_sw->con_deinit(vc);
+	module_put(vc->vc_sw->owner);
+}
+
 int vc_allocate(unsigned int currcons)	/* return 0 on success */
 {
 	struct vt_notifier_param param;
@@ -1103,6 +1110,7 @@ int vc_allocate(unsigned int currcons)	/* return 0 on success */
 
 	return 0;
 err_free:
+	visual_deinit(vc);
 	kfree(vc);
 	vc_cons[currcons].d = NULL;
 	return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1331,9 +1339,8 @@ struct vc_data *vc_deallocate(unsigned int currcons)
 		param.vc = vc = vc_cons[currcons].d;
 		atomic_notifier_call_chain(&vt_notifier_list, VT_DEALLOCATE, &param);
 		vcs_remove_sysfs(currcons);
-		vc->vc_sw->con_deinit(vc);
+		visual_deinit(vc);
 		put_pid(vc->vt_pid);
-		module_put(vc->vc_sw->owner);
 		vc_uniscr_set(vc, NULL);
 		kfree(vc->vc_screenbuf);
 		vc_cons[currcons].d = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
index 786f9aab55df..a9c69ae30878 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ finished:
 	if (free_font)
 		vc->vc_font.data = NULL;
 
-	if (vc->vc_hi_font_mask)
+	if (vc->vc_hi_font_mask && vc->vc_screenbuf)
 		set_vc_hi_font(vc, false);
 
 	if (!con_is_bound(&fb_con))