diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c b/drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c
index 0c98d88f795a7bf290f4b472a60024e151feccfd..b989ca26fc78858ea27e3b1c17b4a39c0dab23d5 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c
@@ -293,6 +293,16 @@ down_write_failed(struct ld_semaphore *sem, long count, long timeout)
 	if (!locked)
 		atomic_long_add_return(-LDSEM_WAIT_BIAS, &sem->count);
 	list_del(&waiter.list);
+
+	/*
+	 * In case of timeout, wake up every reader who gave the right of way
+	 * to writer. Prevent separation readers into two groups:
+	 * one that helds semaphore and another that sleeps.
+	 * (in case of no contention with a writer)
+	 */
+	if (!locked && list_empty(&sem->write_wait))
+		__ldsem_wake_readers(sem);
+
 	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&sem->wait_lock);
 
 	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);