diff --git a/include/linux/console_struct.h b/include/linux/console_struct.h
index 38fe59dc..d7d9acd 100644
--- a/include/linux/console_struct.h
+++ b/include/linux/console_struct.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
 	struct vc_data **vc_display_fg;		/* [!] Ptr to var holding fg console for this display */
 	unsigned long	vc_uni_pagedir;
 	unsigned long	*vc_uni_pagedir_loc;  /* [!] Location of uni_pagedir variable for this console */
+	bool vc_panic_force_write; /* when oops/panic this VC can accept forced output/blanking */
 	/* additional information is in vt_kern.h */
 };