diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index acf668001096..c79e962b822a 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -3771,11 +3771,16 @@ static int unregister_console_locked(struct console *console)
 	if (res > 0)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (!console_is_registered_locked(console))
+		res = -ENODEV;
+	else if (console_is_usable(console, console->flags))
+		__pr_flush(console, 1000, true);
+
 	/* Disable it unconditionally */
 	console_srcu_write_flags(console, console->flags & ~CON_ENABLED);
 
-	if (!console_is_registered_locked(console))
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (res < 0)
+		return res;
 
 	/*
 	 * Use the driver synchronization to ensure that the hardware is not