1 files changed, 5 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
index 2e70efa08b77..bbe7f2eb8160 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
@@ -257,22 +257,18 @@ static int serial_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
  * serial_down - shut down hardware
  * @tport: tty port to shut down
  *
- * Shut down a USB serial port unless it is the console.  We never
- * shut down the console hardware as it will always be in use. Serialized
- * against activate by the tport mutex and kept to matching open/close pairs
+ * Shut down a USB serial port. Serialized against activate by the
+ * tport mutex and kept to matching open/close pairs
  * of calls by the ASYNCB_INITIALIZED flag.
+ *
+ * Not called if tty is console.
  */
 static void serial_down(struct tty_port *tport)
 {
         struct usb_serial_port *port =
                 container_of(tport, struct usb_serial_port, port);
         struct usb_serial_driver *drv = port->serial->type;
-        /*
-         * The console is magical.  Do not hang up the console hardware
-         * or there will be tears.
-         */
-        if (port->port.console)
-                return;
+
         if (drv->close)
                 drv->close(port);
 }