1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/console.c b/drivers/usb/serial/console.c
index 5b20de130e08..5b95009d2fbb 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/console.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/console.c
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ static int usb_console_setup(struct console *co, char *options)
                                 err("no more memory");
                                 goto reset_open_count;
                         }
+                        kref_init(&tty->kref);
                         termios = kzalloc(sizeof(*termios), GFP_KERNEL);
                         if (!termios) {
                                 retval = -ENOMEM;