};
 
 struct capiminor {
-       struct kref kref;
-
        unsigned int      minor;
 
        struct capi20_appl      *ap;
 
 /* -------- struct capiminor ---------------------------------------- */
 
-static const struct tty_port_operations capiminor_port_ops; /* we have none */
+static void capiminor_destroy(struct tty_port *port)
+{
+       struct capiminor *mp = container_of(port, struct capiminor, port);
+
+       kfree_skb(mp->outskb);
+       skb_queue_purge(&mp->inqueue);
+       skb_queue_purge(&mp->outqueue);
+       capiminor_del_all_ack(mp);
+       kfree(mp);
+}
+
+static const struct tty_port_operations capiminor_port_ops = {
+       .destruct = capiminor_destroy,
+};
 
 static struct capiminor *capiminor_alloc(struct capi20_appl *ap, u32 ncci)
 {
                return NULL;
        }
 
-       kref_init(&mp->kref);
-
        mp->ap = ap;
        mp->ncci = ncci;
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mp->ackqueue);
        spin_unlock(&capiminors_lock);
 
 err_out1:
-       kfree(mp);
+       tty_port_put(&mp->port);
        return NULL;
 }
 
-static void capiminor_destroy(struct kref *kref)
-{
-       struct capiminor *mp = container_of(kref, struct capiminor, kref);
-
-       kfree_skb(mp->outskb);
-       skb_queue_purge(&mp->inqueue);
-       skb_queue_purge(&mp->outqueue);
-       capiminor_del_all_ack(mp);
-       kfree(mp);
-}
-
 static struct capiminor *capiminor_get(unsigned int minor)
 {
        struct capiminor *mp;
        spin_lock(&capiminors_lock);
        mp = capiminors[minor];
        if (mp)
-               kref_get(&mp->kref);
+               tty_port_get(&mp->port);
        spin_unlock(&capiminors_lock);
 
        return mp;
 
 static inline void capiminor_put(struct capiminor *mp)
 {
-       kref_put(&mp->kref, capiminor_destroy);
+       tty_port_put(&mp->port);
 }
 
 static void capiminor_free(struct capiminor *mp)