diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index 0daa8a7..a0e0330 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -467,6 +467,11 @@
 extern void tty_port_close_end(struct tty_port *port, struct tty_struct *tty);
 extern void tty_port_close(struct tty_port *port,
 				struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp);
+extern inline int tty_port_users(struct tty_port *port)
+{
+	return port->count + port->blocked_open;
+}
+
 extern int tty_register_ldisc(int disc, struct tty_ldisc_ops *new_ldisc);
 extern int tty_unregister_ldisc(int disc);
 extern int tty_set_ldisc(struct tty_struct *tty, int ldisc);