Index: sys/powerpc/powernv/opal_console.c
===================================================================
--- sys/powerpc/powernv/opal_console.c
+++ sys/powerpc/powernv/opal_console.c
@@ -271,9 +271,10 @@
 	mtx_init(&sc->sc_mtx, device_get_nameunit(dev), NULL,
 	    MTX_SPIN | MTX_QUIET | MTX_NOWITNESS);
 
-	if (console_sc != NULL && console_sc->vtermid == sc->vtermid) {
+	if (console_sc == NULL || console_sc->vtermid == sc->vtermid) {
 		device_printf(dev, "console\n");
-		sc->outseqno = console_sc->outseqno;
+		if (console_sc != NULL)
+			sc->outseqno = console_sc->outseqno;
 		console_sc = sc;
 		sprintf(uart_opal_consdev.cn_name, "ttyu%r", unit);
 		tty_init_console(sc->tp, 0);