diff --git a/drivers/tty/pty.c b/drivers/tty/pty.c
index a62798fcc014..59bfaecc4e14 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/pty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/pty.c
@@ -681,6 +681,9 @@ static int ptmx_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 
 	nonseekable_open(inode, filp);
 
+	/* We refuse fsnotify events on ptmx, since it's a shared resource */
+	filp->f_mode |= FMODE_NONOTIFY;
+
 	retval = tty_alloc_file(filp);
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 97ebc8c5864e..6464029e4860 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -988,10 +988,10 @@ void start_tty(struct tty_struct *tty)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(start_tty);
 
+/* We limit tty time update visibility to every 8 seconds or so. */
 static void tty_update_time(struct timespec *time)
 {
-	unsigned long sec = get_seconds();
-	sec -= sec % 60;
+	unsigned long sec = get_seconds() & ~7;
 	if ((long)(sec - time->tv_sec) > 0)
 		time->tv_sec = sec;
 }