tty_ldisc_enable(tty);
        return 0;
 }
+
+static void tty_ldisc_kill(struct tty_struct *tty)
+{
+       mutex_lock(&tty->ldisc_mutex);
+       /*
+        * Now kill off the ldisc
+        */
+       tty_ldisc_close(tty, tty->ldisc);
+       tty_ldisc_put(tty->ldisc);
+       /* Force an oops if we mess this up */
+       tty->ldisc = NULL;
+
+       /* Ensure the next open requests the N_TTY ldisc */
+       tty_set_termios_ldisc(tty, N_TTY);
+       mutex_unlock(&tty->ldisc_mutex);
+}
+
 /**
  *     tty_ldisc_release               -       release line discipline
  *     @tty: tty being shut down
         * race with the set_ldisc code path.
         */
 
-       tty_unlock(tty);
+       tty_unlock_pair(tty, o_tty);
        tty_ldisc_halt(tty);
        tty_ldisc_flush_works(tty);
-       tty_lock(tty);
-
-       mutex_lock(&tty->ldisc_mutex);
-       /*
-        * Now kill off the ldisc
-        */
-       tty_ldisc_close(tty, tty->ldisc);
-       tty_ldisc_put(tty->ldisc);
-       /* Force an oops if we mess this up */
-       tty->ldisc = NULL;
+       if (o_tty) {
+               tty_ldisc_halt(o_tty);
+               tty_ldisc_flush_works(o_tty);
+       }
+       tty_lock_pair(tty, o_tty);
 
-       /* Ensure the next open requests the N_TTY ldisc */
-       tty_set_termios_ldisc(tty, N_TTY);
-       mutex_unlock(&tty->ldisc_mutex);
 
-       /* This will need doing differently if we need to lock */
+       tty_ldisc_kill(tty);
        if (o_tty)
-               tty_ldisc_release(o_tty, NULL);
+               tty_ldisc_kill(o_tty);
 
        /* And the memory resources remaining (buffers, termios) will be
           disposed of when the kref hits zero */