diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 168382baf3702539630dce319d80d45e997087d4..0eaf632ad39eed7c0747d75bf6b93c7eab8e9dfc 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ static int tty_reopen(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct tty_driver *driver = tty->driver;
 
-	if (test_bit(TTY_CLOSING, &tty->flags))
+	if (!tty->count)
 		return -EIO;
 
 	if (driver->type == TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_PTY &&