diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
index 047530b285bb..fa4f170f2e86 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -2006,12 +2006,6 @@ int uart_suspend_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *uport)
 
 	mutex_lock(&port->mutex);
 
-	if (!console_suspend_enabled && uart_console(uport)) {
-		/* we're going to avoid suspending serial console */
-		mutex_unlock(&port->mutex);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	tty_dev = device_find_child(uport->dev, &match, serial_match_port);
 	if (device_may_wakeup(tty_dev)) {
 		enable_irq_wake(uport->irq);
@@ -2019,20 +2013,23 @@ int uart_suspend_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *uport)
 		mutex_unlock(&port->mutex);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	uport->suspended = 1;
+	if (console_suspend_enabled || !uart_console(uport))
+		uport->suspended = 1;
 
 	if (port->flags & ASYNC_INITIALIZED) {
 		const struct uart_ops *ops = uport->ops;
 		int tries;
 
-		set_bit(ASYNCB_SUSPENDED, &port->flags);
-		clear_bit(ASYNCB_INITIALIZED, &port->flags);
+		if (console_suspend_enabled || !uart_console(uport)) {
+			set_bit(ASYNCB_SUSPENDED, &port->flags);
+			clear_bit(ASYNCB_INITIALIZED, &port->flags);
 
-		spin_lock_irq(&uport->lock);
-		ops->stop_tx(uport);
-		ops->set_mctrl(uport, 0);
-		ops->stop_rx(uport);
-		spin_unlock_irq(&uport->lock);
+			spin_lock_irq(&uport->lock);
+			ops->stop_tx(uport);
+			ops->set_mctrl(uport, 0);
+			ops->stop_rx(uport);
+			spin_unlock_irq(&uport->lock);
+		}
 
 		/*
 		 * Wait for the transmitter to empty.
@@ -2047,16 +2044,18 @@ int uart_suspend_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *uport)
 			       drv->dev_name,
 			       drv->tty_driver->name_base + uport->line);
 
-		ops->shutdown(uport);
+		if (console_suspend_enabled || !uart_console(uport))
+			ops->shutdown(uport);
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Disable the console device before suspending.
 	 */
-	if (uart_console(uport))
+	if (console_suspend_enabled && uart_console(uport))
 		console_stop(uport->cons);
 
-	uart_change_pm(state, 3);
+	if (console_suspend_enabled || !uart_console(uport))
+		uart_change_pm(state, 3);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&port->mutex);
 
@@ -2073,29 +2072,6 @@ int uart_resume_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *uport)
 
 	mutex_lock(&port->mutex);
 
-	if (!console_suspend_enabled && uart_console(uport)) {
-		/* no need to resume serial console, it wasn't suspended */
-		/*
-		 * First try to use the console cflag setting.
-		 */
-		memset(&termios, 0, sizeof(struct ktermios));
-		termios.c_cflag = uport->cons->cflag;
-		/*
-		 * If that's unset, use the tty termios setting.
-		 */
-		if (termios.c_cflag == 0)
-			termios = *state->port.tty->termios;
-		else {
-			termios.c_ispeed = termios.c_ospeed =
-				tty_termios_input_baud_rate(&termios);
-			termios.c_ispeed = termios.c_ospeed =
-				tty_termios_baud_rate(&termios);
-		}
-		uport->ops->set_termios(uport, &termios, NULL);
-		mutex_unlock(&port->mutex);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	tty_dev = device_find_child(uport->dev, &match, serial_match_port);
 	if (!uport->suspended && device_may_wakeup(tty_dev)) {
 		disable_irq_wake(uport->irq);
@@ -2121,21 +2097,23 @@ int uart_resume_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *uport)
 		spin_lock_irq(&uport->lock);
 		ops->set_mctrl(uport, 0);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&uport->lock);
-		ret = ops->startup(uport);
-		if (ret == 0) {
-			uart_change_speed(state, NULL);
-			spin_lock_irq(&uport->lock);
-			ops->set_mctrl(uport, uport->mctrl);
-			ops->start_tx(uport);
-			spin_unlock_irq(&uport->lock);
-			set_bit(ASYNCB_INITIALIZED, &port->flags);
-		} else {
-			/*
-			 * Failed to resume - maybe hardware went away?
-			 * Clear the "initialized" flag so we won't try
-			 * to call the low level drivers shutdown method.
-			 */
-			uart_shutdown(state);
+		if (console_suspend_enabled || !uart_console(uport)) {
+			ret = ops->startup(uport);
+			if (ret == 0) {
+				uart_change_speed(state, NULL);
+				spin_lock_irq(&uport->lock);
+				ops->set_mctrl(uport, uport->mctrl);
+				ops->start_tx(uport);
+				spin_unlock_irq(&uport->lock);
+				set_bit(ASYNCB_INITIALIZED, &port->flags);
+			} else {
+				/*
+				 * Failed to resume - maybe hardware went away?
+				 * Clear the "initialized" flag so we won't try
+				 * to call the low level drivers shutdown method.
+				 */
+				uart_shutdown(state);
+			}
 		}
 
 		clear_bit(ASYNCB_SUSPENDED, &port->flags);