diff --git a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
index a09c667c..d55b337 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@
 /*
  *  Low Level Operations
  */
-/* NOTE: fbcon cannot be __init: it may be called from take_over_console later */
+/* NOTE: fbcon cannot be __init: it may be called from do_take_over_console later */
 static int var_to_display(struct display *disp,
 			  struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 			  struct fb_info *info)
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/mdacon.c b/drivers/video/console/mdacon.c
index 0b67866..296e945 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/mdacon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/mdacon.c
@@ -585,10 +585,14 @@
 
 int __init mda_console_init(void)
 {
+	int err;
+
 	if (mda_first_vc > mda_last_vc)
 		return 1;
-
-	return take_over_console(&mda_con, mda_first_vc-1, mda_last_vc-1, 0);
+	console_lock();
+	err = do_take_over_console(&mda_con, mda_first_vc-1, mda_last_vc-1, 0);
+	console_unlock();
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void __exit mda_console_exit(void)
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/newport_con.c b/drivers/video/console/newport_con.c
index b05afd0..a6ab929 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/newport_con.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/newport_con.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
 		newport_set_def_font(i, NULL);
 }
 
-/* Can't be __init, take_over_console may call it later */
+/* Can't be __init, do_take_over_console may call it later */
 static const char *newport_startup(void)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -746,6 +746,7 @@
 			 const struct gio_device_id *id)
 {
 	unsigned long newport_addr;
+	int err;
 
 	if (!dev->resource.start)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -759,8 +760,10 @@
 
 	npregs = (struct newport_regs *)/* ioremap cannot fail */
 		ioremap(newport_addr, sizeof(struct newport_regs));
-
-	return take_over_console(&newport_con, 0, MAX_NR_CONSOLES - 1, 1);
+	console_lock();
+	err = do_take_over_console(&newport_con, 0, MAX_NR_CONSOLES - 1, 1);
+	console_unlock();
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void newport_remove(struct gio_device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/sticon.c b/drivers/video/console/sticon.c
index 491c1c1..5f65ca3 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/sticon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/sticon.c
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@
 
 static int __init sticonsole_init(void)
 {
+    int err;
     /* already initialized ? */
     if (sticon_sti)
 	 return 0;
@@ -382,7 +383,10 @@
 
     if (conswitchp == &dummy_con) {
 	printk(KERN_INFO "sticon: Initializing STI text console.\n");
-	return take_over_console(&sti_con, 0, MAX_NR_CONSOLES - 1, 1);
+	console_lock();
+	err = do_take_over_console(&sti_con, 0, MAX_NR_CONSOLES - 1, 1);
+	console_unlock();
+	return err;
     }
     return 0;
 }