diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
index df523c744423..136e0c257af1 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
@@ -3535,6 +3535,32 @@ sh_early_platform_init_buffer("earlyprintk", &sci_driver,
 #ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_SH_SCI_EARLYCON
 static struct plat_sci_port port_cfg __initdata;
 
+static int early_console_exit(struct console *co)
+{
+	struct sci_port *sci_port = &sci_ports[0];
+	struct uart_port *port = &sci_port->port;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int locked = 1;
+
+	if (port->sysrq)
+		locked = 0;
+	else if (oops_in_progress)
+		locked = uart_port_trylock_irqsave(port, &flags);
+	else
+		uart_port_lock_irqsave(port, &flags);
+
+	/*
+	 * Clean the slot used by earlycon. A new SCI device might
+	 * map to this slot.
+	 */
+	memset(sci_ports, 0, sizeof(*sci_port));
+
+	if (locked)
+		uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(port, flags);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int __init early_console_setup(struct earlycon_device *device,
 				      int type)
 {
@@ -3551,6 +3577,8 @@ static int __init early_console_setup(struct earlycon_device *device,
 		       SCSCR_RE | SCSCR_TE | port_cfg.scscr);
 
 	device->con->write = serial_console_write;
+	device->con->exit = early_console_exit;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 static int __init sci_early_console_setup(struct earlycon_device *device,