diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
index 47a6eac..c57b1f4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
@@ -3324,10 +3324,8 @@
  * Nasty bug: do_SAK is being called in interrupt context.  This can
  * deadlock.  We punt it up to process context.  AKPM - 16Mar2001
  */
-static void __do_SAK(struct work_struct *work)
+void __do_SAK(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-	struct tty_struct *tty =
-		container_of(work, struct tty_struct, SAK_work);
 #ifdef TTY_SOFT_SAK
 	tty_hangup(tty);
 #else
@@ -3394,6 +3392,13 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+static void do_SAK_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct tty_struct *tty =
+		container_of(work, struct tty_struct, SAK_work);
+	__do_SAK(tty);
+}
+
 /*
  * The tq handling here is a little racy - tty->SAK_work may already be queued.
  * Fortunately we don't need to worry, because if ->SAK_work is already queued,
@@ -3404,7 +3409,7 @@
 {
 	if (!tty)
 		return;
-	PREPARE_WORK(&tty->SAK_work, __do_SAK);
+	PREPARE_WORK(&tty->SAK_work, do_SAK_work);
 	schedule_work(&tty->SAK_work);
 }