diff --git a/drivers/char/pty.c b/drivers/char/pty.c
index 76b2793..ec09c1c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pty.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pty.c
@@ -388,7 +388,14 @@
 	return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
 }
 
-static const struct tty_operations pty_unix98_ops = {
+static void pty_shutdown(struct tty_struct *tty)
+{
+	/* We have our own method as we don't use the tty index */
+	kfree(tty->termios);
+	kfree(tty->termios_locked);
+}
+
+static const struct tty_operations ptm_unix98_ops = {
 	.open = pty_open,
 	.close = pty_close,
 	.write = pty_write,
@@ -397,10 +404,10 @@
 	.chars_in_buffer = pty_chars_in_buffer,
 	.unthrottle = pty_unthrottle,
 	.set_termios = pty_set_termios,
-	.ioctl = pty_unix98_ioctl
+	.ioctl = pty_unix98_ioctl,
+	.shutdown = pty_shutdown
 };
 
-
 static void __init unix98_pty_init(void)
 {
 	ptm_driver = alloc_tty_driver(NR_UNIX98_PTY_MAX);
@@ -427,7 +434,7 @@
 	ptm_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS | TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW |
 		TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV | TTY_DRIVER_DEVPTS_MEM;
 	ptm_driver->other = pts_driver;
-	tty_set_operations(ptm_driver, &pty_unix98_ops);
+	tty_set_operations(ptm_driver, &ptm_unix98_ops);
 
 	pts_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	pts_driver->driver_name = "pty_slave";
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
index 2e96ce0..f91704d 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
@@ -1482,6 +1482,31 @@
 	goto end_init;
 }
 
+void tty_free_termios(struct tty_struct *tty)
+{
+	struct ktermios *tp;
+	int idx = tty->index;
+	/* Kill this flag and push into drivers for locking etc */
+	if (tty->driver->flags & TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS) {
+		/* FIXME: Locking on ->termios array */
+		tp = tty->termios;
+		tty->driver->termios[idx] = NULL;
+		kfree(tp);
+
+		tp = tty->termios_locked;
+		tty->driver->termios_locked[idx] = NULL;
+		kfree(tp);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_free_termios);
+
+void tty_shutdown(struct tty_struct *tty)
+{
+	tty->driver->ttys[tty->index] = NULL;
+	tty_free_termios(tty);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_shutdown);
+
 /**
  *	release_one_tty		-	release tty structure memory
  *	@kref: kref of tty we are obliterating
@@ -1499,27 +1524,11 @@
 {
 	struct tty_struct *tty = container_of(kref, struct tty_struct, kref);
 	struct tty_driver *driver = tty->driver;
-	int devpts = tty->driver->flags & TTY_DRIVER_DEVPTS_MEM;
-	struct ktermios *tp;
-	int idx = tty->index;
 
-	if (!devpts)
-		tty->driver->ttys[idx] = NULL;
-
-	if (tty->driver->flags & TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS) {
-		/* FIXME: Locking on ->termios array */
-		tp = tty->termios;
-		if (!devpts)
-			tty->driver->termios[idx] = NULL;
-		kfree(tp);
-
-		tp = tty->termios_locked;
-		if (!devpts)
-			tty->driver->termios_locked[idx] = NULL;
-		kfree(tp);
-	}
-
-
+	if (tty->ops->shutdown)
+		tty->ops->shutdown(tty);
+	else
+		tty_shutdown(tty);
 	tty->magic = 0;
 	/* FIXME: locking on tty->driver->refcount */
 	tty->driver->refcount--;
diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index ec94521..37a45db 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -2758,6 +2758,12 @@
 		ret = vc_allocate(currcons);
 		if (ret == 0) {
 			struct vc_data *vc = vc_cons[currcons].d;
+
+			/* Still being freed */
+			if (vc->vc_tty) {
+				release_console_sem();
+				return -ERESTARTSYS;
+			}
 			tty->driver_data = vc;
 			vc->vc_tty = tty;
 
@@ -2787,25 +2793,18 @@
  */
 static void con_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&tty_mutex);
-	acquire_console_sem();
-	if (tty && tty->count == 1) {
-		struct vc_data *vc = tty->driver_data;
+	/* Nothing to do - we defer to shutdown */
+}
 
-		if (vc)
-			vc->vc_tty = NULL;
-		tty->driver_data = NULL;
-		vcs_remove_sysfs(tty);
-		release_console_sem();
-		mutex_unlock(&tty_mutex);
-		/*
-		 * tty_mutex is released, but we still hold BKL, so there is
-		 * still exclusion against init_dev()
-		 */
-		return;
-	}
+static void con_shutdown(struct tty_struct *tty)
+{
+	struct vc_data *vc = tty->driver_data;
+	BUG_ON(vc == NULL);
+	acquire_console_sem();
+	vc->vc_tty = NULL;
+	vcs_remove_sysfs(tty);
 	release_console_sem();
-	mutex_unlock(&tty_mutex);
+	tty_shutdown(tty);
 }
 
 static int default_italic_color    = 2; // green (ASCII)
@@ -2930,6 +2929,7 @@
 	.throttle = con_throttle,
 	.unthrottle = con_unthrottle,
 	.resize = vt_resize,
+	.shutdown = con_shutdown
 };
 
 int __init vty_init(void)