diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 32bc3e3fe4d30bcea455fb7dc13657b63b111cd9..5e5da9acaf0a9f2522b0b1659968499d91a97e4a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -1255,6 +1255,7 @@ static void tty_driver_remove_tty(struct tty_driver *driver, struct tty_struct *
 static int tty_reopen(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct tty_driver *driver = tty->driver;
+	int retval;
 
 	if (driver->type == TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_PTY &&
 	    driver->subtype == PTY_TYPE_MASTER)
@@ -1268,10 +1269,14 @@ static int tty_reopen(struct tty_struct *tty)
 
 	tty->count++;
 
-	if (!tty->ldisc)
-		return tty_ldisc_reinit(tty, tty->termios.c_line);
+	if (tty->ldisc)
+		return 0;
 
-	return 0;
+	retval = tty_ldisc_reinit(tty, tty->termios.c_line);
+	if (retval)
+		tty->count--;
+
+	return retval;
 }
 
 /**