diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.c
index f8ff6f50fc35..59000750cc73 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.c
@@ -163,8 +163,10 @@ static void hvc_console_print(struct console *co, const char *b,
 		} else {
 			r = cons_ops[index]->put_chars(vtermnos[index], c, i);
 			if (r <= 0) {
-				/* throw away chars on error */
-				i = 0;
+				/* throw away characters on error
+				 * but spin in case of -EAGAIN */
+				if (r != -EAGAIN)
+					i = 0;
 			} else if (r > 0) {
 				i -= r;
 				if (i > 0)
@@ -448,7 +450,7 @@ static int hvc_push(struct hvc_struct *hp)
 
 	n = hp->ops->put_chars(hp->vtermno, hp->outbuf, hp->n_outbuf);
 	if (n <= 0) {
-		if (n == 0) {
+		if (n == 0 || n == -EAGAIN) {
 			hp->do_wakeup = 1;
 			return 0;
 		}