1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_port.c b/drivers/char/tty_port.c
index 43a190738fee..84006de2900f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_port.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_port.c
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ int tty_port_open(struct tty_port *port, struct tty_struct *tty,
         mutex_lock(&port->mutex);
 
         if (!test_bit(ASYNCB_INITIALIZED, &port->flags)) {
+                clear_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &tty->flags);
                 if (port->ops->activate) {
                         int retval = port->ops->activate(port, tty);
                         if (retval) {
@@ -417,7 +418,6 @@ int tty_port_open(struct tty_port *port, struct tty_struct *tty,
                         }
                 }
                 set_bit(ASYNCB_INITIALIZED, &port->flags);
-                clear_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &tty->flags);
         }
         mutex_unlock(&port->mutex);
         return tty_port_block_til_ready(port, tty, filp);