diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/setup.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/setup.h
index c0f0efbb6ab5..5e8d57e1cc5e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/setup.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/setup.h
@@ -86,9 +86,13 @@ extern char vmpoff_cmd[];
 #define CONSOLE_IS_SCLP		(console_mode == 1)
 #define CONSOLE_IS_3215		(console_mode == 2)
 #define CONSOLE_IS_3270		(console_mode == 3)
+#define CONSOLE_IS_VT220	(console_mode == 4)
+#define CONSOLE_IS_HVC		(console_mode == 5)
 #define SET_CONSOLE_SCLP	do { console_mode = 1; } while (0)
 #define SET_CONSOLE_3215	do { console_mode = 2; } while (0)
 #define SET_CONSOLE_3270	do { console_mode = 3; } while (0)
+#define SET_CONSOLE_VT220	do { console_mode = 4; } while (0)
+#define SET_CONSOLE_HVC		do { console_mode = 5; } while (0)
 
 #define NSS_NAME_SIZE	8
 extern char kernel_nss_name[];
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/setup.c b/arch/s390/kernel/setup.c
index 00e38f0c75df..ba5f456edaa9 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/setup.c
@@ -130,17 +130,14 @@ __setup("condev=", condev_setup);
 
 static void __init set_preferred_console(void)
 {
-	if (MACHINE_IS_KVM) {
-		if (sclp.has_vt220)
-			add_preferred_console("ttyS", 1, NULL);
-		else if (sclp.has_linemode)
-			add_preferred_console("ttyS", 0, NULL);
-		else
-			add_preferred_console("hvc", 0, NULL);
-	} else if (CONSOLE_IS_3215 || CONSOLE_IS_SCLP)
+	if (CONSOLE_IS_3215 || CONSOLE_IS_SCLP)
 		add_preferred_console("ttyS", 0, NULL);
 	else if (CONSOLE_IS_3270)
 		add_preferred_console("tty3270", 0, NULL);
+	else if (CONSOLE_IS_VT220)
+		add_preferred_console("ttyS", 1, NULL);
+	else if (CONSOLE_IS_HVC)
+		add_preferred_console("hvc", 0, NULL);
 }
 
 static int __init conmode_setup(char *str)
@@ -206,6 +203,15 @@ static void __init conmode_default(void)
 			SET_CONSOLE_SCLP;
 #endif
 		}
+	} else if (MACHINE_IS_KVM) {
+		if (sclp.has_vt220 &&
+		    config_enabled(CONFIG_SCLP_VT220_CONSOLE))
+			SET_CONSOLE_VT220;
+		else if (sclp.has_linemode &&
+			 config_enabled(CONFIG_SCLP_CONSOLE))
+			SET_CONSOLE_SCLP;
+		else
+			SET_CONSOLE_HVC;
 	} else {
 #if defined(CONFIG_SCLP_CONSOLE) || defined(CONFIG_SCLP_VT220_CONSOLE)
 		SET_CONSOLE_SCLP;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_con.c b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_con.c
index 5880def98fc1..6037bc87e767 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_con.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_con.c
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ sclp_console_init(void)
 	int i;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (!CONSOLE_IS_SCLP)
+	/* SCLP consoles are handled together */
+	if (!(CONSOLE_IS_SCLP || CONSOLE_IS_VT220))
 		return 0;
 	rc = sclp_rw_init();
 	if (rc)