diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
index 986d902fb7fe..6b078e395931 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
@@ -2404,6 +2404,9 @@ static int imx_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* We need to initialize lock even for non-registered console */
+	spin_lock_init(&sport->port.lock);
+
 	imx_uart_ports[sport->port.line] = sport;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, sport);