diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
index b22de433059c..09b8d02acd99 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -806,17 +806,17 @@ static int vt_resizex(struct vc_data *vc, struct vt_consize __user *cs)
 		if (vcp) {
 			int ret;
 			int save_scan_lines = vcp->vc_scan_lines;
-			int save_font_height = vcp->vc_font.height;
+			int save_cell_height = vcp->vc_cell_height;
 
 			if (v.v_vlin)
 				vcp->vc_scan_lines = v.v_vlin;
 			if (v.v_clin)
-				vcp->vc_font.height = v.v_clin;
+				vcp->vc_cell_height = v.v_clin;
 			vcp->vc_resize_user = 1;
 			ret = vc_resize(vcp, v.v_cols, v.v_rows);
 			if (ret) {
 				vcp->vc_scan_lines = save_scan_lines;
-				vcp->vc_font.height = save_font_height;
+				vcp->vc_cell_height = save_cell_height;
 				console_unlock();
 				return ret;
 			}
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
index 38e9e327b55e..5dc88a914b34 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static void vgacon_init(struct vc_data *c, int init)
 		vc_resize(c, vga_video_num_columns, vga_video_num_lines);
 
 	c->vc_scan_lines = vga_scan_lines;
-	c->vc_font.height = vga_video_font_height;
+	c->vc_font.height = c->vc_cell_height = vga_video_font_height;
 	c->vc_complement_mask = 0x7700;
 	if (vga_512_chars)
 		c->vc_hi_font_mask = 0x0800;
@@ -519,32 +519,32 @@ static void vgacon_cursor(struct vc_data *c, int mode)
 		switch (CUR_SIZE(c->vc_cursor_type)) {
 		case CUR_UNDERLINE:
 			vgacon_set_cursor_size(c->state.x,
-					       c->vc_font.height -
-					       (c->vc_font.height <
+					       c->vc_cell_height -
+					       (c->vc_cell_height <
 						10 ? 2 : 3),
-					       c->vc_font.height -
-					       (c->vc_font.height <
+					       c->vc_cell_height -
+					       (c->vc_cell_height <
 						10 ? 1 : 2));
 			break;
 		case CUR_TWO_THIRDS:
 			vgacon_set_cursor_size(c->state.x,
-					       c->vc_font.height / 3,
-					       c->vc_font.height -
-					       (c->vc_font.height <
+					       c->vc_cell_height / 3,
+					       c->vc_cell_height -
+					       (c->vc_cell_height <
 						10 ? 1 : 2));
 			break;
 		case CUR_LOWER_THIRD:
 			vgacon_set_cursor_size(c->state.x,
-					       (c->vc_font.height * 2) / 3,
-					       c->vc_font.height -
-					       (c->vc_font.height <
+					       (c->vc_cell_height * 2) / 3,
+					       c->vc_cell_height -
+					       (c->vc_cell_height <
 						10 ? 1 : 2));
 			break;
 		case CUR_LOWER_HALF:
 			vgacon_set_cursor_size(c->state.x,
-					       c->vc_font.height / 2,
-					       c->vc_font.height -
-					       (c->vc_font.height <
+					       c->vc_cell_height / 2,
+					       c->vc_cell_height -
+					       (c->vc_cell_height <
 						10 ? 1 : 2));
 			break;
 		case CUR_NONE:
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ static void vgacon_cursor(struct vc_data *c, int mode)
 			break;
 		default:
 			vgacon_set_cursor_size(c->state.x, 1,
-					       c->vc_font.height);
+					       c->vc_cell_height);
 			break;
 		}
 		break;
@@ -566,13 +566,13 @@ static int vgacon_doresize(struct vc_data *c,
 		unsigned int width, unsigned int height)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
-	unsigned int scanlines = height * c->vc_font.height;
+	unsigned int scanlines = height * c->vc_cell_height;
 	u8 scanlines_lo = 0, r7 = 0, vsync_end = 0, mode, max_scan;
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&vga_lock, flags);
 
 	vgacon_xres = width * VGA_FONTWIDTH;
-	vgacon_yres = height * c->vc_font.height;
+	vgacon_yres = height * c->vc_cell_height;
 	if (vga_video_type >= VIDEO_TYPE_VGAC) {
 		outb_p(VGA_CRTC_MAX_SCAN, vga_video_port_reg);
 		max_scan = inb_p(vga_video_port_val);
@@ -627,9 +627,9 @@ static int vgacon_doresize(struct vc_data *c,
 static int vgacon_switch(struct vc_data *c)
 {
 	int x = c->vc_cols * VGA_FONTWIDTH;
-	int y = c->vc_rows * c->vc_font.height;
+	int y = c->vc_rows * c->vc_cell_height;
 	int rows = screen_info.orig_video_lines * vga_default_font_height/
-		c->vc_font.height;
+		c->vc_cell_height;
 	/*
 	 * We need to save screen size here as it's the only way
 	 * we can spot the screen has been resized and we need to
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ static int vgacon_adjust_height(struct vc_data *vc, unsigned fontheight)
 				cursor_size_lastto = 0;
 				c->vc_sw->con_cursor(c, CM_DRAW);
 			}
-			c->vc_font.height = fontheight;
+			c->vc_font.height = c->vc_cell_height = fontheight;
 			vc_resize(c, 0, rows);	/* Adjust console size */
 		}
 	}
@@ -1115,12 +1115,12 @@ static int vgacon_resize(struct vc_data *c, unsigned int width,
 		 */
 		screen_info.orig_video_cols = width;
 		screen_info.orig_video_lines = height;
-		vga_default_font_height = c->vc_font.height;
+		vga_default_font_height = c->vc_cell_height;
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (width % 2 || width > screen_info.orig_video_cols ||
 	    height > (screen_info.orig_video_lines * vga_default_font_height)/
-	    c->vc_font.height)
+	    c->vc_cell_height)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (con_is_visible(c) && !vga_is_gfx) /* who knows */
diff --git a/include/linux/console_struct.h b/include/linux/console_struct.h
index 153734816b49..d5b9c8d40c18 100644
--- a/include/linux/console_struct.h
+++ b/include/linux/console_struct.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ struct vc_data {
 	unsigned int	vc_rows;
 	unsigned int	vc_size_row;		/* Bytes per row */
 	unsigned int	vc_scan_lines;		/* # of scan lines */
+	unsigned int	vc_cell_height;		/* CRTC character cell height */
 	unsigned long	vc_origin;		/* [!] Start of real screen */
 	unsigned long	vc_scr_end;		/* [!] End of real screen */
 	unsigned long	vc_visible_origin;	/* [!] Top of visible window */