diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index 117ce99115dc1c..4a9eb3044e52c0 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/kdb.h>
 
 #define MAX_NR_CON_DRIVER 16
 
@@ -3442,6 +3443,22 @@ int con_debug_enter(struct vc_data *vc)
 	console_blanked = 0;
 	if (vc->vc_sw->con_debug_enter)
 		ret = vc->vc_sw->con_debug_enter(vc);
+#ifdef CONFIG_KGDB_KDB
+	/* Set the initial LINES variable if it is not already set */
+	if (vc->vc_rows < 999) {
+		int linecount;
+		char lns[4];
+		const char *setargs[3] = {
+			"set",
+			"LINES",
+			lns,
+		};
+		if (kdbgetintenv(setargs[0], &linecount)) {
+			snprintf(lns, 4, "%i", vc->vc_rows);
+			kdb_set(2, setargs);
+		}
+	}
+#endif /* CONFIG_KGDB_KDB */
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(con_debug_enter);
diff --git a/include/linux/kdb.h b/include/linux/kdb.h
index ccb2b3ec0fe899..ea6e5244ed3f0b 100644
--- a/include/linux/kdb.h
+++ b/include/linux/kdb.h
@@ -114,4 +114,8 @@ enum {
 	KDB_INIT_EARLY,
 	KDB_INIT_FULL,
 };
+
+extern int kdbgetintenv(const char *, int *);
+extern int kdb_set(int, const char **);
+
 #endif	/* !_KDB_H */
diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_private.h b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_private.h
index 97d3ba69775df3..c438f545a3217e 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_private.h
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_private.h
@@ -144,9 +144,7 @@ extern int kdb_getword(unsigned long *, unsigned long, size_t);
 extern int kdb_putword(unsigned long, unsigned long, size_t);
 
 extern int kdbgetularg(const char *, unsigned long *);
-extern int kdb_set(int, const char **);
 extern char *kdbgetenv(const char *);
-extern int kdbgetintenv(const char *, int *);
 extern int kdbgetaddrarg(int, const char **, int*, unsigned long *,
 			 long *, char **);
 extern int kdbgetsymval(const char *, kdb_symtab_t *);