diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
index 4cf71ee0965a6775d1b3b8d1ccbe0e255f0a22bd..0a9202176ffc98fd3529468c09916cf4ba0a9835 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
@@ -1339,6 +1339,9 @@ static void fbcon_cursor(struct vc_data *vc, int mode)
 
 	ops->cursor_flash = (mode == CM_ERASE) ? 0 : 1;
 
+	if (!ops->cursor)
+		return;
+
 	ops->cursor(vc, info, mode, get_color(vc, info, c, 1),
 		    get_color(vc, info, c, 0));
 }