diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
index cae61d1ebec5..98ce484f1089 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/sysrq.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/tty.h>
 #include <linux/ratelimit.h>
 #include <linux/tty_flip.h>
@@ -571,6 +572,9 @@ serial8250_register_ports(struct uart_driver *drv, struct device *dev)
 
 		up->port.dev = dev;
 
+		if (uart_console_enabled(&up->port))
+			pm_runtime_get_sync(up->port.dev);
+
 		serial8250_apply_quirks(up);
 		uart_add_one_port(drv, &up->port);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 32d09d024f6c..b578f7090b63 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -1941,11 +1941,6 @@ static int uart_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 }
 #endif
 
-static inline bool uart_console_enabled(struct uart_port *port)
-{
-	return uart_console(port) && (port->cons->flags & CON_ENABLED);
-}
-
 static void uart_port_spin_lock_init(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	spin_lock_init(&port->lock);
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_core.h b/include/linux/serial_core.h
index 35b26743dbb2..9c1292ea47fd 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_core.h
@@ -394,6 +394,11 @@ static const bool earlycon_acpi_spcr_enable EARLYCON_USED_OR_UNUSED;
 static inline int setup_earlycon(char *buf) { return 0; }
 #endif
 
+static inline bool uart_console_enabled(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	return uart_console(port) && (port->cons->flags & CON_ENABLED);
+}
+
 struct uart_port *uart_get_console(struct uart_port *ports, int nr,
 				   struct console *c);
 int uart_parse_earlycon(char *p, unsigned char *iotype, resource_size_t *addr,