diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c
index 2d42a02de40e..58b7d256d0a4 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c
@@ -560,6 +560,8 @@ static void kdb_msg_write(const char *msg, int msg_len)
 	}
 
 	for_each_console(c) {
+		if (!(c->flags & CON_ENABLED))
+			continue;
 		c->write(c, msg, msg_len);
 		touch_nmi_watchdog();
 	}