diff --git a/drivers/tty/pty.c b/drivers/tty/pty.c
index d505837b34782fa44aa9db5965aa84682945886c..ddec9f3c33962d2a57c30a05ba7af9e3aa10a19f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/pty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/pty.c
@@ -54,10 +54,7 @@ static void pty_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 	wake_up_interruptible(&tty->link->write_wait);
 	if (tty->driver->subtype == PTY_TYPE_MASTER) {
 		set_bit(TTY_OTHER_CLOSED, &tty->flags);
-#ifdef CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS
-		if (tty->driver == ptm_driver)
-			devpts_pty_kill(tty->link);
-#endif
+		devpts_pty_kill(tty->link);
 		tty_unlock();
 		tty_vhangup(tty->link);
 		tty_lock();