diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 6bb77eff502d..f426a2b12a9b 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -213,17 +213,36 @@ static int nr_ext_console_drivers;
 
 static int __down_trylock_console_sem(unsigned long ip)
 {
-	if (down_trylock(&console_sem))
+	int lock_failed;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	/*
+	 * Here and in __up_console_sem() we need to be in safe mode,
+	 * because spindump/WARN/etc from under console ->lock will
+	 * deadlock in printk()->down_trylock_console_sem() otherwise.
+	 */
+	printk_safe_enter_irqsave(flags);
+	lock_failed = down_trylock(&console_sem);
+	printk_safe_exit_irqrestore(flags);
+
+	if (lock_failed)
 		return 1;
 	mutex_acquire(&console_lock_dep_map, 0, 1, ip);
 	return 0;
 }
 #define down_trylock_console_sem() __down_trylock_console_sem(_RET_IP_)
 
-#define up_console_sem() do { \
-	mutex_release(&console_lock_dep_map, 1, _RET_IP_);\
-	up(&console_sem);\
-} while (0)
+static void __up_console_sem(unsigned long ip)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	mutex_release(&console_lock_dep_map, 1, ip);
+
+	printk_safe_enter_irqsave(flags);
+	up(&console_sem);
+	printk_safe_exit_irqrestore(flags);
+}
+#define up_console_sem() __up_console_sem(_RET_IP_)
 
 /*
  * This is used for debugging the mess that is the VT code by
@@ -1689,7 +1708,7 @@ asmlinkage int vprintk_emit(int facility, int level,
 	boot_delay_msec(level);
 	printk_delay();
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
+	printk_safe_enter_irqsave(flags);
 	this_cpu = smp_processor_id();
 
 	/*
@@ -1705,13 +1724,12 @@ asmlinkage int vprintk_emit(int facility, int level,
 		 */
 		if (!oops_in_progress && !lockdep_recursing(current)) {
 			recursion_bug = true;
-			local_irq_restore(flags);
+			printk_safe_exit_irqrestore(flags);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		zap_locks();
 	}
 
-	lockdep_off();
 	/* This stops the holder of console_sem just where we want him */
 	raw_spin_lock(&logbuf_lock);
 	logbuf_cpu = this_cpu;
@@ -1771,12 +1789,10 @@ asmlinkage int vprintk_emit(int facility, int level,
 
 	logbuf_cpu = UINT_MAX;
 	raw_spin_unlock(&logbuf_lock);
-	lockdep_on();
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	printk_safe_exit_irqrestore(flags);
 
 	/* If called from the scheduler, we can not call up(). */
 	if (!in_sched) {
-		lockdep_off();
 		/*
 		 * Try to acquire and then immediately release the console
 		 * semaphore.  The release will print out buffers and wake up
@@ -1784,7 +1800,6 @@ asmlinkage int vprintk_emit(int facility, int level,
 		 */
 		if (console_trylock())
 			console_unlock();
-		lockdep_on();
 	}
 
 	return printed_len;
@@ -2209,7 +2224,8 @@ again:
 		size_t len;
 		int level;
 
-		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&logbuf_lock, flags);
+		printk_safe_enter_irqsave(flags);
+		raw_spin_lock(&logbuf_lock);
 		if (seen_seq != log_next_seq) {
 			wake_klogd = true;
 			seen_seq = log_next_seq;
@@ -2259,7 +2275,7 @@ skip:
 		stop_critical_timings();	/* don't trace print latency */
 		call_console_drivers(level, ext_text, ext_len, text, len);
 		start_critical_timings();
-		local_irq_restore(flags);
+		printk_safe_exit_irqrestore(flags);
 
 		if (do_cond_resched)
 			cond_resched();
@@ -2282,7 +2298,8 @@ skip:
 	 */
 	raw_spin_lock(&logbuf_lock);
 	retry = console_seq != log_next_seq;
-	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&logbuf_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock(&logbuf_lock);
+	printk_safe_exit_irqrestore(flags);
 
 	if (retry && console_trylock())
 		goto again;