diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
index f2a120eea9d4872657879dcc00689ff28c41dfed..36a2a0b7b82cc61f2e8427463927149cdd86bf2e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
@@ -567,6 +567,14 @@ static int acm_port_activate(struct tty_port *port, struct tty_struct *tty)
 
 	usb_autopm_put_interface(acm->control);
 
+	/*
+	 * Unthrottle device in case the TTY was closed while throttled.
+	 */
+	spin_lock_irq(&acm->read_lock);
+	acm->throttled = 0;
+	acm->throttle_req = 0;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&acm->read_lock);
+
 	if (acm_submit_read_urbs(acm, GFP_KERNEL))
 		goto error_submit_read_urbs;