1 files changed, 7 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 765be520cd2e..6ce40c1822fc 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -2723,15 +2723,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(uart_match_port);
  */
 void uart_handle_dcd_change(struct uart_port *uport, unsigned int status)
 {
-        struct uart_state *state = uport->state;
-        struct tty_port *port = &state->port;
-        struct tty_ldisc *ld = NULL;
+        struct tty_port *port = &uport->state->port;
         struct tty_struct *tty = port->tty;
+        struct tty_ldisc *ld = tty ? tty_ldisc_ref(tty) : NULL;
 
-        if (tty)
-                ld = tty_ldisc_ref(tty);
-        if (ld && ld->ops->dcd_change)
-                ld->ops->dcd_change(tty, status);
+        if (ld) {
+                if (ld->ops->dcd_change)
+                        ld->ops->dcd_change(tty, status);
+                tty_ldisc_deref(ld);
+        }
 
         uport->icount.dcd++;
 #ifdef CONFIG_HARD_PPS
@@ -2745,9 +2745,6 @@ void uart_handle_dcd_change(struct uart_port *uport, unsigned int status)
                 else if (tty)
                         tty_hangup(tty);
         }
-
-        if (ld)
-                tty_ldisc_deref(ld);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(uart_handle_dcd_change);