#define DLCI_OPENING           1       /* Sending SABM not seen UA */
 #define DLCI_OPEN              2       /* SABM/UA complete */
 #define DLCI_CLOSING           3       /* Sending DISC not seen UA/DM */
-       struct kref ref;                /* freed from port or mux close */
        struct mutex mutex;
 
        /* Link layer */
        if (dlci == NULL)
                return NULL;
        spin_lock_init(&dlci->lock);
-       kref_init(&dlci->ref);
        mutex_init(&dlci->mutex);
        dlci->fifo = &dlci->_fifo;
        if (kfifo_alloc(&dlci->_fifo, 4096, GFP_KERNEL) < 0) {
  *
  *     Can sleep.
  */
-static void gsm_dlci_free(struct kref *ref)
+static void gsm_dlci_free(struct tty_port *port)
 {
-       struct gsm_dlci *dlci = container_of(ref, struct gsm_dlci, ref);
+       struct gsm_dlci *dlci = container_of(port, struct gsm_dlci, port);
 
        del_timer_sync(&dlci->t1);
        dlci->gsm->dlci[dlci->addr] = NULL;
 
 static inline void dlci_get(struct gsm_dlci *dlci)
 {
-       kref_get(&dlci->ref);
+       tty_port_get(&dlci->port);
 }
 
 static inline void dlci_put(struct gsm_dlci *dlci)
 {
-       kref_put(&dlci->ref, gsm_dlci_free);
+       tty_port_put(&dlci->port);
 }
 
 /**
 static const struct tty_port_operations gsm_port_ops = {
        .carrier_raised = gsm_carrier_raised,
        .dtr_rts = gsm_dtr_rts,
+       .destruct = gsm_dlci_free,
 };
 
 static int gsmtty_install(struct tty_driver *driver, struct tty_struct *tty)