diff --git a/include/linux/kbd_kern.h b/include/linux/kbd_kern.h
index 45f625d..3aed373 100644
--- a/include/linux/kbd_kern.h
+++ b/include/linux/kbd_kern.h
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@
 
 static inline void con_schedule_flip(struct tty_struct *t)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&t->buf.lock, flags);
+	if (t->buf.tail != NULL)
+		t->buf.tail->active = 0;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->buf.lock, flags);
 	schedule_work(&t->buf.work);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index 3787102..a7bd3b4 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 	unsigned char *flag_buf_ptr;
 	int used;
 	int size;
+	int active;
 	/* Data points here */
 	unsigned long data[0];
 };
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
 struct tty_bufhead {
 	struct work_struct		work;
 	struct semaphore pty_sem;
+	spinlock_t lock;
 	struct tty_buffer *head;	/* Queue head */
 	struct tty_buffer *tail;	/* Active buffer */
 	struct tty_buffer *free;	/* Free queue head */
diff --git a/include/linux/tty_flip.h b/include/linux/tty_flip.h
index be1400e..82961eb 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty_flip.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty_flip.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 				   unsigned char ch, char flag)
 {
 	struct tty_buffer *tb = tty->buf.tail;
-	if (tb && tb->used < tb->size) {
+	if (tb && tb->active && tb->used < tb->size) {
 		tb->flag_buf_ptr[tb->used] = flag;
 		tb->char_buf_ptr[tb->used++] = ch;
 		return 1;
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
 
 _INLINE_ void tty_schedule_flip(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&tty->buf.lock, flags);
+	if (tty->buf.tail != NULL)
+		tty->buf.tail->active = 0;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tty->buf.lock, flags);
 	schedule_delayed_work(&tty->buf.work, 1);
 }