diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_buffer.c b/drivers/char/tty_buffer.c
index 3108991c5c8b60f312742ca4eaeb37e4c812ad4c..66fa4e10d76bd47e1192a4593a488e8491e09b68 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_buffer.c
@@ -402,28 +402,26 @@ static void flush_to_ldisc(struct work_struct *work)
 		container_of(work, struct tty_struct, buf.work.work);
 	unsigned long 	flags;
 	struct tty_ldisc *disc;
-	struct tty_buffer *tbuf, *head;
-	char *char_buf;
-	unsigned char *flag_buf;
 
 	disc = tty_ldisc_ref(tty);
 	if (disc == NULL)	/*  !TTY_LDISC */
 		return;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&tty->buf.lock, flags);
-	/* So we know a flush is running */
-	set_bit(TTY_FLUSHING, &tty->flags);
-	head = tty->buf.head;
-	if (head != NULL) {
-		tty->buf.head = NULL;
-		for (;;) {
-			int count = head->commit - head->read;
+
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(TTY_FLUSHING, &tty->flags)) {
+		struct tty_buffer *head;
+		while ((head = tty->buf.head) != NULL) {
+			int count;
+			char *char_buf;
+			unsigned char *flag_buf;
+
+			count = head->commit - head->read;
 			if (!count) {
 				if (head->next == NULL)
 					break;
-				tbuf = head;
-				head = head->next;
-				tty_buffer_free(tty, tbuf);
+				tty->buf.head = head->next;
+				tty_buffer_free(tty, head);
 				continue;
 			}
 			/* Ldisc or user is trying to flush the buffers
@@ -445,9 +443,9 @@ static void flush_to_ldisc(struct work_struct *work)
 							flag_buf, count);
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&tty->buf.lock, flags);
 		}
-		/* Restore the queue head */
-		tty->buf.head = head;
+		clear_bit(TTY_FLUSHING, &tty->flags);
 	}
+
 	/* We may have a deferred request to flush the input buffer,
 	   if so pull the chain under the lock and empty the queue */
 	if (test_bit(TTY_FLUSHPENDING, &tty->flags)) {
@@ -455,7 +453,6 @@ static void flush_to_ldisc(struct work_struct *work)
 		clear_bit(TTY_FLUSHPENDING, &tty->flags);
 		wake_up(&tty->read_wait);
 	}
-	clear_bit(TTY_FLUSHING, &tty->flags);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tty->buf.lock, flags);
 
 	tty_ldisc_deref(disc);
@@ -471,7 +468,7 @@ static void flush_to_ldisc(struct work_struct *work)
  */
 void tty_flush_to_ldisc(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-	flush_to_ldisc(&tty->buf.work.work);
+	flush_delayed_work(&tty->buf.work);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
index 7ef0c7b94f31f02781c873733161b36066b18ff7..cf24c20de9e48e43a4712722196aad8555207d8c 100644
--- a/include/linux/workqueue.h
+++ b/include/linux/workqueue.h
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ extern int queue_delayed_work_on(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 
 extern void flush_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *wq);
 extern void flush_scheduled_work(void);
+extern void flush_delayed_work(struct delayed_work *work);
 
 extern int schedule_work(struct work_struct *work);
 extern int schedule_work_on(int cpu, struct work_struct *work);
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index addfe2df93b13d8982235054d986c1d059fc0894..ccefe574dcf7f93b99cc3bb8b415096111a37395 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -639,6 +639,24 @@ int schedule_delayed_work(struct delayed_work *dwork,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(schedule_delayed_work);
 
+/**
+ * flush_delayed_work - block until a dwork_struct's callback has terminated
+ * @dwork: the delayed work which is to be flushed
+ *
+ * Any timeout is cancelled, and any pending work is run immediately.
+ */
+void flush_delayed_work(struct delayed_work *dwork)
+{
+	if (del_timer(&dwork->timer)) {
+		struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq;
+		cwq = wq_per_cpu(keventd_wq, get_cpu());
+		__queue_work(cwq, &dwork->work);
+		put_cpu();
+	}
+	flush_work(&dwork->work);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_delayed_work);
+
 /**
  * schedule_delayed_work_on - queue work in global workqueue on CPU after delay
  * @cpu: cpu to use