diff -Nru linux-2.6.7/kernel/power/swsusp.c linux-2.6.7-pavel/kernel/power/swsusp.c
--- linux-2.6.7/kernel/power/swsusp.c	2004-06-16 07:19:02.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.7-pavel/kernel/power/swsusp.c	2004-07-04 15:15:25.000000000 +0200
@@ -1190,9 +1190,6 @@
 	}
 	MDELAY(1000);
 
-	if (pm_prepare_console())
-		printk("swsusp: Can't allocate a console... proceeding\n");
-
 	if (!resume_file[0] && resume_status == RESUME_SPECIFIED) {
 		printk( "suspension device unspecified\n" );
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1201,12 +1198,15 @@
 	printk( "resuming from %s\n", resume_file);
 	if (read_suspend_image(resume_file, 0))
 		goto read_failure;
+
+	if (pm_prepare_console())
+		printk("swsusp: Can't allocate a console... proceeding\n");
+
 	device_suspend(4);
 	do_magic(1);
 	panic("This never returns");
 
 read_failure:
-	pm_restore_console();
 	return 0;
 }