diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index ec92f36ab5c4eddf75be9fbca8866f3dec2a5aa9..34aa39d1aed9f4d8a3f5f4e31bf615b67cc6b505 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -3771,7 +3771,11 @@ static ssize_t show_bind(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 			 char *buf)
 {
 	struct con_driver *con = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	int bind = con_is_bound(con->con);
+	int bind;
+
+	console_lock();
+	bind = con_is_bound(con->con);
+	console_unlock();
 
 	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%i\n", bind);
 }