diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c
index cdd1dfc66..08d3e8e90 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c
@@ -610,17 +610,9 @@ static int gserial_wakeup_host(struct gserial *gser)
  */
 static int gs_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file)
 {
-	int		port_num = tty->index;
-	struct gs_port	*port;
+	struct gs_port	*port = tty->driver_data;
 	int		status = 0;
 
-	mutex_lock(&ports[port_num].lock);
-	port = ports[port_num].port;
-	if (!port) {
-		status = -ENODEV;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	spin_lock_irq(&port->port_lock);
 
 	/* allocate circular buffer on first open */
@@ -629,16 +621,17 @@ static int gs_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file)
 		spin_unlock_irq(&port->port_lock);
 
 		/*
-		 * portmaster's mutex still protects from simultaneous open(),
-		 * and close() can't happen, yet.
+		 * The TTY core holds tty_lock across ->open(), so this is
+		 * serialised against a simultaneous open() or close() of
+		 * the same tty.
 		 */
 
 		status = kfifo_alloc(&port->port_write_buf,
 				     WRITE_BUF_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (status) {
 			pr_debug("gs_open: ttyGS%d (%p,%p) no buffer\n",
-				 port_num, tty, file);
-			goto out;
+				 port->port_num, tty, file);
+			return status;
 		}
 
 		spin_lock_irq(&port->port_lock);
@@ -648,7 +641,6 @@ static int gs_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file)
 	if (port->port.count++)
 		goto exit_unlock_port;
 
-	tty->driver_data = port;
 	port->port.tty = tty;
 
 	/* if connected, start the I/O stream */
@@ -672,8 +664,6 @@ static int gs_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file)
 
 exit_unlock_port:
 	spin_unlock_irq(&port->port_lock);
-out:
-	mutex_unlock(&ports[port_num].lock);
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -693,7 +683,7 @@ static int gs_close_flush_done(struct gs_port *p)
 static void gs_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct gs_port *port = tty->driver_data;
-	struct gserial	*gser;
+	struct gserial *gser;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&port->port_lock);
 
@@ -908,7 +898,40 @@ static int gs_get_icount(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int gs_install(struct tty_driver *driver, struct tty_struct *tty)
+{
+	int port_num = tty->index;
+	struct gs_port *port;
+	int status;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ports[port_num].lock);
+	port = ports[port_num].port;
+	if (!port) {
+		mutex_unlock(&ports[port_num].lock);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+	tty_port_get(&port->port);
+	mutex_unlock(&ports[port_num].lock);
+
+	status = tty_port_install(&port->port, driver, tty);
+	if (status) {
+		tty_port_put(&port->port);
+		return status;
+	}
+
+	tty->driver_data = port;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void gs_cleanup(struct tty_struct *tty)
+{
+	tty_port_put(tty->port);
+}
+
 static const struct tty_operations gs_tty_ops = {
+	.install =		gs_install,
+	.cleanup =		gs_cleanup,
 	.open =			gs_open,
 	.close =		gs_close,
 	.write =		gs_write,
@@ -1203,6 +1226,15 @@ static void gs_console_exit(struct gs_port *port)
 
 #endif
 
+static void gs_destruct_port(struct tty_port *port)
+{
+	kfree(container_of(port, struct gs_port, port));
+}
+
+static const struct tty_port_operations gs_port_ops = {
+	.destruct = gs_destruct_port,
+};
+
 static int
 gs_port_alloc(unsigned port_num, struct usb_cdc_line_coding *coding)
 {
@@ -1222,6 +1254,7 @@ gs_port_alloc(unsigned port_num, struct usb_cdc_line_coding *coding)
 	}
 
 	tty_port_init(&port->port);
+	port->port.ops = &gs_port_ops;
 	spin_lock_init(&port->port_lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&port->drain_wait);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&port->close_wait);
@@ -1258,8 +1291,7 @@ static void gserial_free_port(struct gs_port *port)
 	/* wait for old opens to finish */
 	wait_event(port->close_wait, gs_closed(port));
 	WARN_ON(port->port_usb != NULL);
-	tty_port_destroy(&port->port);
-	kfree(port);
+	tty_port_put(&port->port);
 }
 
 void gserial_free_line(unsigned char port_num)
@@ -1276,8 +1308,8 @@ void gserial_free_line(unsigned char port_num)
 	ports[port_num].port = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&ports[port_num].lock);
 
-	gserial_free_port(port);
 	tty_unregister_device(gs_tty_driver, port_num);
+	gserial_free_port(port);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gserial_free_line);