diff --git a/drivers/char/cyclades.c b/drivers/char/cyclades.c
index 51acfe39a438f125837e55504d2fd6c7652ac593..27aad94223321718f4d86f5847f0554dad4011cc 100644
--- a/drivers/char/cyclades.c
+++ b/drivers/char/cyclades.c
@@ -1607,7 +1607,7 @@ static int cy_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 	 * If the port is the middle of closing, bail out now
 	 */
 	if (tty_hung_up_p(filp) || (info->port.flags & ASYNC_CLOSING)) {
-		wait_event_interruptible(info->port.close_wait,
+		wait_event_interruptible_tty(info->port.close_wait,
 				!(info->port.flags & ASYNC_CLOSING));
 		return (info->port.flags & ASYNC_HUP_NOTIFY) ? -EAGAIN: -ERESTARTSYS;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/char/istallion.c b/drivers/char/istallion.c
index 5e9a81d8ebcfcd74ea5191e48c84b5e5d6a145da..be28391adb79b7de338594ad0a9cd5d865de5fdf 100644
--- a/drivers/char/istallion.c
+++ b/drivers/char/istallion.c
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ static int stli_rawopen(struct stlibrd *brdp, struct stliport *portp, unsigned l
  *	order of opens and closes may not be preserved across shared
  *	memory, so we must wait until it is complete.
  */
-	wait_event_interruptible(portp->raw_wait,
+	wait_event_interruptible_tty(portp->raw_wait,
 			!test_bit(ST_CLOSING, &portp->state));
 	if (signal_pending(current)) {
 		return -ERESTARTSYS;
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ static int stli_rawopen(struct stlibrd *brdp, struct stliport *portp, unsigned l
 	set_bit(ST_OPENING, &portp->state);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&brd_lock, flags);
 
-	wait_event_interruptible(portp->raw_wait,
+	wait_event_interruptible_tty(portp->raw_wait,
 			!test_bit(ST_OPENING, &portp->state));
 	if (signal_pending(current))
 		rc = -ERESTARTSYS;
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ static int stli_rawclose(struct stlibrd *brdp, struct stliport *portp, unsigned
  *	occurs on this port.
  */
 	if (wait) {
-		wait_event_interruptible(portp->raw_wait,
+		wait_event_interruptible_tty(portp->raw_wait,
 				!test_bit(ST_CLOSING, &portp->state));
 		if (signal_pending(current)) {
 			return -ERESTARTSYS;
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ static int stli_rawclose(struct stlibrd *brdp, struct stliport *portp, unsigned
  *	to come back.
  */
 	rc = 0;
-	wait_event_interruptible(portp->raw_wait,
+	wait_event_interruptible_tty(portp->raw_wait,
 			!test_bit(ST_CLOSING, &portp->state));
 	if (signal_pending(current))
 		rc = -ERESTARTSYS;
@@ -1073,6 +1073,10 @@ static int stli_rawclose(struct stlibrd *brdp, struct stliport *portp, unsigned
 
 static int stli_cmdwait(struct stlibrd *brdp, struct stliport *portp, unsigned long cmd, void *arg, int size, int copyback)
 {
+	/*
+	 * no need for wait_event_tty because clearing ST_CMDING cannot block
+	 * on BTM
+	 */
 	wait_event_interruptible(portp->raw_wait,
 			!test_bit(ST_CMDING, &portp->state));
 	if (signal_pending(current))
diff --git a/drivers/char/n_r3964.c b/drivers/char/n_r3964.c
index f4bd2591e39fd6975d92183aefa039c0c33ab748..a98290d7a2c581b1add26df5fcede3d484e9cbd6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/n_r3964.c
+++ b/drivers/char/n_r3964.c
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ static ssize_t r3964_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 				goto unlock;
 			}
 			/* block until there is a message: */
-			wait_event_interruptible(pInfo->read_wait,
+			wait_event_interruptible_tty(pInfo->read_wait,
 					(pMsg = remove_msg(pInfo, pClient)));
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_port.c b/drivers/char/tty_port.c
index a3bd1d0b66cfe3fbba3bf9592c0bfbab26bb88a3..35eb30402f1889c4e7778e50c96463c652976075 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_port.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_port.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ int tty_port_block_til_ready(struct tty_port *port,
 
 	/* block if port is in the process of being closed */
 	if (tty_hung_up_p(filp) || port->flags & ASYNC_CLOSING) {
-		wait_event_interruptible(port->close_wait,
+		wait_event_interruptible_tty(port->close_wait,
 				!(port->flags & ASYNC_CLOSING));
 		if (port->flags & ASYNC_HUP_NOTIFY)
 			return -EAGAIN;
diff --git a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
index cf87c533622906047b72c0dc94d8a00f009ee1c1..2bbeaaea46e9b7765ce983374fb125b7dd5422c9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void vt_event_wait(struct vt_event_wait *vw)
 	list_add(&vw->list, &vt_events);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vt_event_lock, flags);
 	/* Wait for it to pass */
-	wait_event_interruptible(vt_event_waitqueue, vw->done);
+	wait_event_interruptible_tty(vt_event_waitqueue, vw->done);
 	/* Dequeue it */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&vt_event_lock, flags);
 	list_del(&vw->list);
@@ -1761,10 +1761,13 @@ int vt_move_to_console(unsigned int vt, int alloc)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	release_console_sem();
+	tty_lock();
 	if (vt_waitactive(vt + 1)) {
 		pr_debug("Suspend: Can't switch VCs.");
+		tty_unlock();
 		return -EINTR;
 	}
+	tty_unlock();
 	return prev;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/serial/crisv10.c b/drivers/serial/crisv10.c
index f848e188deae305b939a8367efc3bf709e5b69e3..94bfb9f238e1add705413662ae12f8fbc15b71d9 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/crisv10.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/crisv10.c
@@ -3992,7 +3992,7 @@ block_til_ready(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * filp,
 	 */
 	if (tty_hung_up_p(filp) ||
 	    (info->flags & ASYNC_CLOSING)) {
-		wait_event_interruptible(info->close_wait,
+		wait_event_interruptible_tty(info->close_wait,
 			!(info->flags & ASYNC_CLOSING));
 #ifdef SERIAL_DO_RESTART
 		if (info->flags & ASYNC_HUP_NOTIFY)
@@ -4150,7 +4150,7 @@ rs_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * filp)
 	 */
 	if (tty_hung_up_p(filp) ||
 	    (info->flags & ASYNC_CLOSING)) {
-		wait_event_interruptible(info->close_wait,
+		wait_event_interruptible_tty(info->close_wait,
 			!(info->flags & ASYNC_CLOSING));
 #ifdef SERIAL_DO_RESTART
 		return ((info->flags & ASYNC_HUP_NOTIFY) ?
diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index 6ead6b60c7439bad4150756dac01e8aeddc65b85..955d72ea71c015de359a8cc048eb7f970be5a860 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -607,5 +607,47 @@ static inline void tty_unlock(void) __releases(kernel_lock)
 }
 #define tty_locked()		(kernel_locked())
 
+/*
+ * wait_event_interruptible_tty -- wait for a condition with the tty lock held
+ *
+ * The condition we are waiting for might take a long time to
+ * become true, or might depend on another thread taking the
+ * BTM. In either case, we need to drop the BTM to guarantee
+ * forward progress. This is a leftover from the conversion
+ * from the BKL and should eventually get removed as the BTM
+ * falls out of use.
+ *
+ * Do not use in new code.
+ */
+#define wait_event_interruptible_tty(wq, condition)			\
+({									\
+	int __ret = 0;							\
+	if (!(condition)) {						\
+		__wait_event_interruptible_tty(wq, condition, __ret);	\
+	}								\
+	__ret;								\
+})
+
+#define __wait_event_interruptible_tty(wq, condition, ret)		\
+do {									\
+	DEFINE_WAIT(__wait);						\
+									\
+	for (;;) {							\
+		prepare_to_wait(&wq, &__wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);	\
+		if (condition)						\
+			break;						\
+		if (!signal_pending(current)) {				\
+			tty_unlock();					\
+			schedule();					\
+			tty_lock();					\
+			continue;					\
+		}							\
+		ret = -ERESTARTSYS;					\
+		break;							\
+	}								\
+	finish_wait(&wq, &__wait);					\
+} while (0)
+
+
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif