diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index bfe9ad85b3624529e1210c435a5b22318461690c..23c6fd23842295de47b5ec328316e5de8c435b76 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -1256,7 +1256,8 @@ 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;
+	struct tty_ldisc *ld;
+	int retval = 0;
 
 	if (driver->type == TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_PTY &&
 	    driver->subtype == PTY_TYPE_MASTER)
@@ -1268,13 +1269,18 @@ static int tty_reopen(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	if (test_bit(TTY_EXCLUSIVE, &tty->flags) && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	retval = tty_ldisc_lock(tty, 5 * HZ);
-	if (retval)
-		return retval;
+	ld = tty_ldisc_ref_wait(tty);
+	if (ld) {
+		tty_ldisc_deref(ld);
+	} else {
+		retval = tty_ldisc_lock(tty, 5 * HZ);
+		if (retval)
+			return retval;
 
-	if (!tty->ldisc)
-		retval = tty_ldisc_reinit(tty, tty->termios.c_line);
-	tty_ldisc_unlock(tty);
+		if (!tty->ldisc)
+			retval = tty_ldisc_reinit(tty, tty->termios.c_line);
+		tty_ldisc_unlock(tty);
+	}
 
 	if (retval == 0)
 		tty->count++;