3 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
index e4dce8709541..2f05728920e7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
@@ -3026,10 +3026,6 @@ long tty_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
                 return put_user(tty->ldisc.ops->num, (int __user *)p);
         case TIOCSETD:
                 return tiocsetd(tty, p);
-#ifdef CONFIG_VT
-        case TIOCLINUX:
-                return tioclinux(tty, arg);
-#endif
         /*
          * Break handling
          */
diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index 60359c360912..05ca1c5dcb1c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -2583,8 +2583,6 @@ int tioclinux(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned long arg)
         int lines;
         int ret;
 
-        if (tty->driver->type != TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_CONSOLE)
-                return -EINVAL;
         if (current->signal->tty != tty && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                 return -EPERM;
         if (get_user(type, p))
diff --git a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
index c904e9ad4a71..8944ce508e2f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -395,6 +395,8 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
  
         kbd = kbd_table + console;
         switch (cmd) {
+        case TIOCLINUX:
+                return tioclinux(tty, arg);
         case KIOCSOUND:
                 if (!perm)
                         goto eperm;