1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 3feca406dc36..d3ddb31e363e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -651,17 +651,17 @@ static void __tty_hangup(struct tty_struct *tty, int exit_session)
         }
         spin_unlock(&tty_files_lock);
 
+        refs = tty_signal_session_leader(tty, exit_session);
+        /* Account for the p->signal references we killed */
+        while (refs--)
+                tty_kref_put(tty);
+
         /*
          * it drops BTM and thus races with reopen
          * we protect the race by TTY_HUPPING
          */
         tty_ldisc_hangup(tty);
 
-        refs = tty_signal_session_leader(tty, exit_session);
-        /* Account for the p->signal references we killed */
-        while (refs--)
-                tty_kref_put(tty);
-
         spin_lock_irq(&tty->ctrl_lock);
         clear_bit(TTY_THROTTLED, &tty->flags);
         clear_bit(TTY_PUSH, &tty->flags);