struct serial_struct __user *new_arg);
 static void ti_handle_new_msr(struct ti_port *tport, __u8 msr);
 
-static void ti_drain(struct ti_port *tport, unsigned long timeout, int flush);
+static void ti_drain(struct ti_port *tport, unsigned long timeout);
 
 static void ti_stop_read(struct ti_port *tport, struct tty_struct *tty);
 static int ti_restart_read(struct ti_port *tport, struct tty_struct *tty);
        int port_number;
        int status;
        int do_unlock;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        tdev = usb_get_serial_data(port->serial);
        tport = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 
        tport->tp_is_open = 0;
 
-       ti_drain(tport, (tport->tp_closing_wait*HZ)/100, 1);
+       ti_drain(tport, (tport->tp_closing_wait*HZ)/100);
 
        usb_kill_urb(port->read_urb);
        usb_kill_urb(port->write_urb);
        tport->tp_write_urb_in_use = 0;
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&tport->tp_lock, flags);
+       kfifo_reset_out(&tport->write_fifo);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tport->tp_lock, flags);
 
        port_number = port->number - port->serial->minor;
 
        if (tport == NULL)
                return;
 
-       ti_drain(tport, (tport->tp_closing_wait*HZ)/100, 0);
+       ti_drain(tport, (tport->tp_closing_wait*HZ)/100);
 
        status = ti_write_byte(port, tport->tp_tdev,
                tport->tp_uart_base_addr + TI_UART_OFFSET_LCR,
 }
 
 
-static void ti_drain(struct ti_port *tport, unsigned long timeout, int flush)
+static void ti_drain(struct ti_port *tport, unsigned long timeout)
 {
        struct ti_device *tdev = tport->tp_tdev;
        struct usb_serial_port *port = tport->tp_port;
        }
        set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
        remove_wait_queue(&tport->tp_write_wait, &wait);
-
-       /* flush any remaining data in the buffer */
-       if (flush)
-               kfifo_reset_out(&tport->write_fifo);
-
        spin_unlock_irq(&tport->tp_lock);
 
        mutex_lock(&port->serial->disc_mutex);