diff --git a/sys/dev/syscons/syscons.c b/sys/dev/syscons/syscons.c
index 17daf5d5938..da76ed360ea 100644
--- a/sys/dev/syscons/syscons.c
+++ b/sys/dev/syscons/syscons.c
@@ -2147,6 +2147,9 @@ sc_switch_scr(sc_softc_t *sc, u_int next_scr)
 
     DPRINTF(5, ("sc0: sc_switch_scr() %d ", next_scr + 1));
 
+    if (sc->cur_scp == NULL)
+	return (0);
+
     /* prevent switch if previously requested */
     if (sc->flags & SC_SCRN_VTYLOCK) {
 	    sc_bell(sc->cur_scp, sc->cur_scp->bell_pitch,
diff --git a/sys/isa/syscons_isa.c b/sys/isa/syscons_isa.c
index d88da8951ec..58118d2b508 100644
--- a/sys/isa/syscons_isa.c
+++ b/sys/isa/syscons_isa.c
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ scsuspend(device_t dev)
 	sc_softc_t	*sc;
 
 	sc = &main_softc;
+
+	if (sc->cur_scp == NULL)
+		return (0);
+
 	sc_cur_scr = sc->cur_scp->index;
 
 	if (sc_no_suspend_vtswitch)