1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
index 4dd6865d32b0..b5c96e74a903 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
@@ -242,8 +242,10 @@ static void serial_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * filp)
 
         down(&port->sem);
 
-        if (port->open_count == 0)
-                goto out;
+        if (port->open_count == 0) {
+                up(&port->sem);
+                return;
+        }
 
         --port->open_count;
         if (port->open_count == 0) {
@@ -260,10 +262,8 @@ static void serial_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * filp)
                 module_put(port->serial->type->driver.owner);
         }
 
-        kref_put(&port->serial->kref, destroy_serial);
-
-out:
         up(&port->sem);
+        kref_put(&port->serial->kref, destroy_serial);
 }
 
 static int serial_write (struct tty_struct * tty, const unsigned char *buf, int count)