diff --git a/drivers/char/vc_screen.c b/drivers/char/vc_screen.c
index 4f3b3f95fc42b4bb7bcf03a561aa5f69c48a393d..d94d25c12aa87ccacfe12d72ea5e72d4f3f4f93c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vc_screen.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vc_screen.c
@@ -479,18 +479,18 @@ static const struct file_operations vcs_fops = {
 
 static struct class *vc_class;
 
-void vcs_make_sysfs(struct tty_struct *tty)
+void vcs_make_sysfs(int index)
 {
-	device_create(vc_class, NULL, MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, tty->index + 1), NULL,
-		      "vcs%u", tty->index + 1);
-	device_create(vc_class, NULL, MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, tty->index + 129), NULL,
-		      "vcsa%u", tty->index + 1);
+	device_create(vc_class, NULL, MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, index + 1), NULL,
+		      "vcs%u", index + 1);
+	device_create(vc_class, NULL, MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, index + 129), NULL,
+		      "vcsa%u", index + 1);
 }
 
-void vcs_remove_sysfs(struct tty_struct *tty)
+void vcs_remove_sysfs(int index)
 {
-	device_destroy(vc_class, MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, tty->index + 1));
-	device_destroy(vc_class, MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, tty->index + 129));
+	device_destroy(vc_class, MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, index + 1));
+	device_destroy(vc_class, MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, index + 129));
 }
 
 int __init vcs_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index 7900bd63b36da74529eb76bf2923c165cf8d8a1f..2c1d133819b5e575e69928458bc292226eab8b59 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -778,6 +778,7 @@ int vc_allocate(unsigned int currcons)	/* return 0 on success */
 	    }
 	    vc->vc_kmalloced = 1;
 	    vc_init(vc, vc->vc_rows, vc->vc_cols, 1);
+	    vcs_make_sysfs(currcons);
 	    atomic_notifier_call_chain(&vt_notifier_list, VT_ALLOCATE, &param);
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -987,7 +988,9 @@ void vc_deallocate(unsigned int currcons)
 	if (vc_cons_allocated(currcons)) {
 		struct vc_data *vc = vc_cons[currcons].d;
 		struct vt_notifier_param param = { .vc = vc };
+
 		atomic_notifier_call_chain(&vt_notifier_list, VT_DEALLOCATE, &param);
+		vcs_remove_sysfs(currcons);
 		vc->vc_sw->con_deinit(vc);
 		put_pid(vc->vt_pid);
 		module_put(vc->vc_sw->owner);
@@ -2775,7 +2778,6 @@ static int con_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 				tty->termios->c_iflag |= IUTF8;
 			else
 				tty->termios->c_iflag &= ~IUTF8;
-			vcs_make_sysfs(tty);
 			release_console_sem();
 			return ret;
 		}
@@ -2795,7 +2797,6 @@ static void con_shutdown(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	BUG_ON(vc == NULL);
 	acquire_console_sem();
 	vc->vc_tty = NULL;
-	vcs_remove_sysfs(tty);
 	release_console_sem();
 	tty_shutdown(tty);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/console.h b/include/linux/console.h
index a67a90cf826882bb6ad47c119de04abac49cd91d..dcca5339ceb3c65711d9fce57d27bec70153029f 100644
--- a/include/linux/console.h
+++ b/include/linux/console.h
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ extern void resume_console(void);
 int mda_console_init(void);
 void prom_con_init(void);
 
-void vcs_make_sysfs(struct tty_struct *tty);
-void vcs_remove_sysfs(struct tty_struct *tty);
+void vcs_make_sysfs(int index);
+void vcs_remove_sysfs(int index);
 
 /* Some debug stub to catch some of the obvious races in the VT code */
 #if 1