diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c
index d545abe08087..95bccbe3495c 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c
@@ -576,6 +576,8 @@ static void kdb_msg_write(const char *msg, int msg_len)
 			continue;
 		if (c == dbg_io_ops->cons)
 			continue;
+		if (!c->write)
+			continue;
 		/*
 		 * Set oops_in_progress to encourage the console drivers to
 		 * disregard their internal spin locks: in the current calling