diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index fbd447b..740202d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -779,7 +779,6 @@
 		con_set_default_unimap(vc);
 	    vc->vc_screenbuf = kmalloc(vc->vc_screenbuf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	    if (!vc->vc_screenbuf) {
-		tty_port_destroy(&vc->port);
 		kfree(vc);
 		vc_cons[currcons].d = NULL;
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -986,26 +985,25 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void vc_deallocate(unsigned int currcons)
+struct vc_data *vc_deallocate(unsigned int currcons)
 {
+	struct vc_data *vc = NULL;
+
 	WARN_CONSOLE_UNLOCKED();
 
 	if (vc_cons_allocated(currcons)) {
-		struct vc_data *vc = vc_cons[currcons].d;
-		struct vt_notifier_param param = { .vc = vc };
+		struct vt_notifier_param param;
 
+		param.vc = vc = vc_cons[currcons].d;
 		atomic_notifier_call_chain(&vt_notifier_list, VT_DEALLOCATE, &param);
 		vcs_remove_sysfs(currcons);
 		vc->vc_sw->con_deinit(vc);
 		put_pid(vc->vt_pid);
 		module_put(vc->vc_sw->owner);
 		kfree(vc->vc_screenbuf);
-		if (currcons >= MIN_NR_CONSOLES) {
-			tty_port_destroy(&vc->port);
-			kfree(vc);
-		}
 		vc_cons[currcons].d = NULL;
 	}
+	return vc;
 }
 
 /*