diff --git a/repos/base-nova/src/core/core_log_out.cc b/repos/base-nova/src/core/core_log_out.cc
index 84c7c5264c..8894a24cd0 100644
--- a/repos/base-nova/src/core/core_log_out.cc
+++ b/repos/base-nova/src/core/core_log_out.cc
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 #include <bios_data_area.h>
 #include <drivers/uart/x86_pc.h>
 
+/* NOVA includes */
+#include <nova/syscalls.h>
+
 void Genode::Core_log::out(char const c)
 {
 	enum { CLOCK = 0, BAUDRATE = 115200 };
@@ -28,3 +31,13 @@ void Genode::Core_log::out(char const c)
 		uart.put_char('\r');
 	uart.put_char(c);
 }
+
+void Genode::Core_log::acquire()
+{
+	Nova::acquire_console();
+}
+
+void Genode::Core_log::release()
+{
+	Nova::release_console();
+}
diff --git a/repos/base/src/core/core_log.cc b/repos/base/src/core/core_log.cc
index 8df8613bd3..ba6fb31e13 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/core/core_log.cc
+++ b/repos/base/src/core/core_log.cc
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ void Genode::init_core_log(Core_log_range const &r) { range = r; }
 
 void Genode::Core_log::output(char const * str)
 {
+	acquire();
 	for (unsigned i = 0; i < Genode::strlen(str); i++) {
 		out(str[i]);
 		out_mem(str[i]);
 	}
+	release();
 }
diff --git a/repos/base/src/core/include/core_log.h b/repos/base/src/core/include/core_log.h
index b298180226..0b0b13bef8 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/core/include/core_log.h
+++ b/repos/base/src/core/include/core_log.h
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ namespace Genode {
 
 struct Genode::Core_log
 {
+	void acquire();
+
+	void release();
+
 	void out(char const c);
 
 	void output(char const * str);