int xmit_head;
        int xmit_tail;
        int xmit_cnt;
+       int closing;
 
        struct ktermios normal_termios;
 
                return;
        if (tty_port_close_start(port, tty, filp) == 0)
                return;
+       info->closing = 1;
        mutex_lock(&port->mutex);
        mxser_close_port(port);
        mxser_flush_buffer(tty);
        mxser_shutdown_port(port);
        clear_bit(ASYNCB_INITIALIZED, &port->flags);
        mutex_unlock(&port->mutex);
+       info->closing = 0;
        /* Right now the tty_port set is done outside of the close_end helper
           as we don't yet have everyone using refcounts */     
        tty_port_close_end(port, tty);
                                        break;
                                iir &= MOXA_MUST_IIR_MASK;
                                tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-                               if (!tty ||
-                                               (port->port.flags & ASYNC_CLOSING) ||
-                                               !(port->port.flags &
-                                                       ASYNC_INITIALIZED)) {
+                               if (!tty || port->closing ||
+                                   !(port->port.flags & ASYNC_INITIALIZED)) {
                                        status = inb(port->ioaddr + UART_LSR);
                                        outb(0x27, port->ioaddr + UART_FCR);
                                        inb(port->ioaddr + UART_MSR);