diff --git a/drivers/net/can/slcan.c b/drivers/net/can/slcan.c
index cf0769ad39cdba93c24316190e54db8071f2ef1d..b2e5bcae7fbe0e5d0b9a081e076f115936f8e616 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/slcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/slcan.c
@@ -343,9 +343,16 @@ static void slcan_transmit(struct work_struct *work)
  */
 static void slcan_write_wakeup(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-	struct slcan *sl = tty->disc_data;
+	struct slcan *sl;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	sl = rcu_dereference(tty->disc_data);
+	if (!sl)
+		goto out;
 
 	schedule_work(&sl->tx_work);
+out:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 /* Send a can_frame to a TTY queue. */
@@ -640,10 +647,11 @@ static void slcan_close(struct tty_struct *tty)
 		return;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&sl->lock);
-	tty->disc_data = NULL;
+	rcu_assign_pointer(tty->disc_data, NULL);
 	sl->tty = NULL;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sl->lock);
 
+	synchronize_rcu();
 	flush_work(&sl->tx_work);
 
 	/* Flush network side */
diff --git a/drivers/net/slip/slip.c b/drivers/net/slip/slip.c
index 77207f936871e510afceaee29926eb610450a16a..93f303ec17e21f362a96f87d5e75a3e3b65c6621 100644
--- a/drivers/net/slip/slip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/slip/slip.c
@@ -452,9 +452,16 @@ static void slip_transmit(struct work_struct *work)
  */
 static void slip_write_wakeup(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-	struct slip *sl = tty->disc_data;
+	struct slip *sl;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	sl = rcu_dereference(tty->disc_data);
+	if (!sl)
+		goto out;
 
 	schedule_work(&sl->tx_work);
+out:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 static void sl_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -882,10 +889,11 @@ static void slip_close(struct tty_struct *tty)
 		return;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&sl->lock);
-	tty->disc_data = NULL;
+	rcu_assign_pointer(tty->disc_data, NULL);
 	sl->tty = NULL;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sl->lock);
 
+	synchronize_rcu();
 	flush_work(&sl->tx_work);
 
 	/* VSV = very important to remove timers */