diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index e67080729746..530cf90d13b0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -1329,6 +1329,8 @@ static int i915_load_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	intel_modeset_gem_init(dev);
 
+	INIT_WORK(&dev_priv->console_resume_work, intel_console_resume);
+
 	ret = drm_irq_install(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto cleanup_gem;
@@ -1723,6 +1725,7 @@ int i915_driver_unload(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET)) {
 		intel_fbdev_fini(dev);
 		intel_modeset_cleanup(dev);
+		cancel_work_sync(&dev_priv->console_resume_work);
 
 		/*
 		 * free the memory space allocated for the child device
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index a08e9cafb7f2..cfd8920537c5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -523,6 +523,18 @@ int i915_suspend(struct drm_device *dev, pm_message_t state)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void intel_console_resume(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv =
+		container_of(work, struct drm_i915_private,
+			     console_resume_work);
+	struct drm_device *dev = dev_priv->dev;
+
+	console_lock();
+	intel_fbdev_set_suspend(dev, 0);
+	console_unlock();
+}
+
 static int i915_drm_thaw(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
@@ -559,9 +571,18 @@ static int i915_drm_thaw(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	dev_priv->modeset_on_lid = 0;
 
-	console_lock();
-	intel_fbdev_set_suspend(dev, 0);
-	console_unlock();
+	/*
+	 * The console lock can be pretty contented on resume due
+	 * to all the printk activity.  Try to keep it out of the hot
+	 * path of resume if possible.
+	 */
+	if (console_trylock()) {
+		intel_fbdev_set_suspend(dev, 0);
+		console_unlock();
+	} else {
+		schedule_work(&dev_priv->console_resume_work);
+	}
+
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 135b9db55279..f8fa63deb92c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -887,6 +887,12 @@ typedef struct drm_i915_private {
 	/* list of fbdev register on this device */
 	struct intel_fbdev *fbdev;
 
+	/*
+	 * The console may be contended at resume, but we don't
+	 * want it to block on it.
+	 */
+	struct work_struct console_resume_work;
+
 	struct backlight_device *backlight;
 
 	struct drm_property *broadcast_rgb_property;
@@ -1273,6 +1279,7 @@ extern unsigned long i915_mch_val(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 extern unsigned long i915_gfx_val(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 extern void i915_update_gfx_val(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 
+extern void intel_console_resume(struct work_struct *work);
 
 /* i915_irq.c */
 void i915_hangcheck_elapsed(unsigned long data);