diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
index 08a7a5e52a9f..2bf9d4d1b6ae 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -894,12 +894,15 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty,
 			if (!vc_cons[i].d)
 				continue;
 			console_lock();
-			if (v.v_vlin)
-				vc_cons[i].d->vc_scan_lines = v.v_vlin;
-			if (v.v_clin)
-				vc_cons[i].d->vc_font.height = v.v_clin;
-			vc_cons[i].d->vc_resize_user = 1;
-			vc_resize(vc_cons[i].d, v.v_cols, v.v_rows);
+			vcp = vc_cons[i].d;
+			if (vcp) {
+				if (v.v_vlin)
+					vcp->vc_scan_lines = v.v_vlin;
+				if (v.v_clin)
+					vcp->vc_font.height = v.v_clin;
+				vcp->vc_resize_user = 1;
+				vc_resize(vcp, v.v_cols, v.v_rows);
+			}
 			console_unlock();
 		}
 		break;