:: commit 22fe386227a152182df42725c69d0a504ddc58f9

diff --git a/common/lib/gterm.c b/common/lib/gterm.c
index ce685547..2586dd77 100644
--- a/common/lib/gterm.c
+++ b/common/lib/gterm.c
@@ -592,13 +592,16 @@ void gterm_putchar(uint8_t c) {
     }
 }
 
+static bool last_serial = false;
+
 bool gterm_init(size_t *_rows, size_t *_cols, size_t width, size_t height) {
     if (current_video_mode >= 0
      && fbinfo.default_res == true
      && width == 0
      && height == 0
      && fbinfo.framebuffer_bpp == 32
-     && !early_term) {
+     && !early_term
+     && serial == last_serial) {
         *_rows = rows;
         *_cols = cols;
         gterm_clear(true);
@@ -609,7 +612,8 @@ bool gterm_init(size_t *_rows, size_t *_cols, size_t width, size_t height) {
      && fbinfo.framebuffer_width == width
      && fbinfo.framebuffer_height == height
      && fbinfo.framebuffer_bpp == 32
-     && !early_term) {
+     && !early_term
+     && serial == last_serial) {
         *_rows = rows;
         *_cols = cols;
         gterm_clear(true);
@@ -622,6 +626,8 @@ bool gterm_init(size_t *_rows, size_t *_cols, size_t width, size_t height) {
     if (!fb_init(&fbinfo, width, height, 32))
         return false;
 
+    last_serial = serial;
+
     cursor_status = true;
     scroll_enabled = true;
 
diff --git a/common/lib/print.s2.c b/common/lib/print.s2.c
index 06f3ac0e..ec0aec61 100644
--- a/common/lib/print.s2.c
+++ b/common/lib/print.s2.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ out:
         if (E9_OUTPUT) {
             outb(0xe9, print_buf[i]);
         }
-        if (serial || COM_OUTPUT) {
+        if ((term_backend != NOT_READY && serial) || COM_OUTPUT) {
             switch (print_buf[i]) {
                 case '\n':
                     serial_out('\r');
diff --git a/common/protos/stivale2.c b/common/protos/stivale2.c
index 95c7555d..5035c390 100644
--- a/common/protos/stivale2.c
+++ b/common/protos/stivale2.c
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ failed_to_load_header_section:
 
     if (bits == 64 && terminal_hdr_tag != NULL) {
         quiet = false;
+        serial = false;
 
         if (bios &&
           ((avtag == NULL && hdrtag == NULL) || (avtag != NULL && preference == 1))) {