diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index 30d96739fb2379b1f73d5d6dbbabb899eaf09456..665103ccaee83b69b6ca30a7fda0f40eec8983f7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -2433,7 +2433,7 @@ static int con_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	acquire_console_sem();
-	if (tty->count == 1) {
+	if (tty->driver_data == NULL) {
 		ret = vc_allocate(currcons);
 		if (ret == 0) {
 			struct vc_data *vc = vc_cons[currcons].d;