diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index 8fe465ac008a..2531017795f6 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(oops_in_progress);
  * provides serialisation for access to the entire console
  * driver system.
  */
-static DECLARE_MUTEX(console_sem);
+static DEFINE_SEMAPHORE(console_sem);
 struct console *console_drivers;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(console_drivers);
 
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ static void zap_locks(void)
 	/* If a crash is occurring, make sure we can't deadlock */
 	spin_lock_init(&logbuf_lock);
 	/* And make sure that we print immediately */
-	init_MUTEX(&console_sem);
+	sema_init(&console_sem, 1);
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME)