diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index bd7cde3..4ecee28 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -1790,7 +1790,9 @@
 	if (tty->ops->close)
 		tty->ops->close(tty, filp);
 
-	tty_unlock(tty);
+	/* If tty is pty master, lock the slave pty (stable lock order) */
+	tty_lock_slave(o_tty);
+
 	/*
 	 * Sanity check: if tty->count is going to zero, there shouldn't be
 	 * any waiters on tty->read_wait or tty->write_wait.  We test the
@@ -1804,8 +1806,6 @@
 	 * Thus this test wouldn't be triggered at the time the slave closed,
 	 * so we do it now.
 	 */
-	tty_lock_pair(tty, o_tty);
-
 	while (1) {
 		do_sleep = 0;
 
@@ -1879,7 +1879,9 @@
 	/* check whether both sides are closing ... */
 	final = !tty->count && !(o_tty && o_tty->count);
 
-	tty_unlock_pair(tty, o_tty);
+	tty_unlock_slave(o_tty);
+	tty_unlock(tty);
+
 	/* At this point, the tty->count == 0 should ensure a dead tty
 	   cannot be re-opened by a racing opener */
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_mutex.c b/drivers/tty/tty_mutex.c
index 2e41abe..f43e995 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_mutex.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_mutex.c
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 #include <linux/semaphore.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 
+/*
+ * Nested tty locks are necessary for releasing pty pairs.
+ * The stable lock order is master pty first, then slave pty.
+ */
+
 /* Legacy tty mutex glue */
 
 enum {
@@ -45,29 +50,18 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_unlock);
 
-/*
- * Getting the big tty mutex for a pair of ttys with lock ordering
- * On a non pty/tty pair tty2 can be NULL which is just fine.
- */
-void __lockfunc tty_lock_pair(struct tty_struct *tty,
-					struct tty_struct *tty2)
+void __lockfunc tty_lock_slave(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-	if (tty < tty2) {
-		tty_lock(tty);
-		tty_lock_nested(tty2, TTY_MUTEX_NESTED);
-	} else {
-		if (tty2 && tty2 != tty)
-			tty_lock(tty2);
+	if (tty && tty != tty->link) {
+		WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&tty->link->legacy_mutex) ||
+			!tty->driver->type == TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_PTY ||
+			!tty->driver->type == PTY_TYPE_SLAVE);
 		tty_lock_nested(tty, TTY_MUTEX_NESTED);
 	}
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_lock_pair);
 
-void __lockfunc tty_unlock_pair(struct tty_struct *tty,
-						struct tty_struct *tty2)
+void __lockfunc tty_unlock_slave(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-	tty_unlock(tty);
-	if (tty2 && tty2 != tty)
-		tty_unlock(tty2);
+	if (tty && tty != tty->link)
+		tty_unlock(tty);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_unlock_pair);
diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index af1a7f3..a07b4b4 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -638,11 +638,8 @@
 /* functions for preparation of BKL removal */
 extern void __lockfunc tty_lock(struct tty_struct *tty);
 extern void __lockfunc tty_unlock(struct tty_struct *tty);
-extern void __lockfunc tty_lock_pair(struct tty_struct *tty,
-				struct tty_struct *tty2);
-extern void __lockfunc tty_unlock_pair(struct tty_struct *tty,
-				struct tty_struct *tty2);
-
+extern void __lockfunc tty_lock_slave(struct tty_struct *tty);
+extern void __lockfunc tty_unlock_slave(struct tty_struct *tty);
 /*
  * this shall be called only from where BTM is held (like close)
  *