diff --git a/common/Kconfig b/common/Kconfig
index d6efe6590a..bb7cf884f3 100644
--- a/common/Kconfig
+++ b/common/Kconfig
@@ -255,6 +255,11 @@ config CONSOLE_DISABLE_CTRLC
 	help
 	  This disable ctrl+c when CONFIG_BOOTDELAY is 0.
 
+config DISABLE_CONSOLE
+	bool "disable console in & out"
+	help
+	 This disable console in & out.
+
 config IDENT_STRING
 	string "Board specific string to be added to uboot version string"
 	help
diff --git a/common/console.c b/common/console.c
index 1446b6268f..3e96261ad7 100644
--- a/common/console.c
+++ b/common/console.c
@@ -520,6 +520,11 @@ static inline void print_pre_console_buffer(int flushpoint) {}
 
 void putc(const char c)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_DISABLE_CONSOLE
+	if (!gd || gd->flags & GD_FLG_DISABLE_CONSOLE)
+		return;
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_UART
 	/* if we don't have a console yet, use the debug UART */
 	if (!gd || !(gd->flags & GD_FLG_SERIAL_READY)) {
@@ -536,11 +541,6 @@ void putc(const char c)
 		return;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DISABLE_CONSOLE
-	if (gd->flags & GD_FLG_DISABLE_CONSOLE)
-		return;
-#endif
-
 	if (!gd->have_console)
 		return pre_console_putc(c);