diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index fb9bada..4ee0a9d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -709,6 +709,14 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Some console devices aren't actually hung up for technical and
+	 * historical reasons, which can lead to indefinite interruptible
+	 * sleep in n_tty_read().  The following explicitly tells
+	 * n_tty_read() to abort readers.
+	 */
+	set_bit(TTY_HUPPING, &tty->flags);
+
 	/* inuse_filps is protected by the single tty lock,
 	   this really needs to change if we want to flush the
 	   workqueue with the lock held */
@@ -763,6 +771,7 @@
 	 * from the ldisc side, which is now guaranteed.
 	 */
 	set_bit(TTY_HUPPED, &tty->flags);
+	clear_bit(TTY_HUPPING, &tty->flags);
 	tty_unlock(tty);
 
 	if (f)