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diff --git a/kernel/printk/nbcon.c b/kernel/printk/nbcon.c
index e1bf5409cb6b..5be018493909 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/nbcon.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/nbcon.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
#include <linux/export.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/irqflags.h>
+#include <linux/kdb.h>
#include <linux/kthread.h>
#include <linux/minmax.h>
#include <linux/panic.h>
@@ -249,13 +250,16 @@ static int nbcon_context_try_acquire_direct(struct nbcon_context *ctxt,
* since all non-panic CPUs are stopped during panic(), it
* is safer to have them avoid gaining console ownership.
*
- * If this acquire is a reacquire (and an unsafe takeover
+ * One exception is when kdb has locked for printing on this CPU.
+ *
+ * Second exception is a reacquire (and an unsafe takeover
* has not previously occurred) then it is allowed to attempt
* a direct acquire in panic. This gives console drivers an
* opportunity to perform any necessary cleanup if they were
* interrupted by the panic CPU while printing.
*/
if (panic_on_other_cpu() &&
+ !kdb_printf_on_this_cpu() &&
(!is_reacquire || cur->unsafe_takeover)) {
return -EPERM;
}