diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 7ae1592f7ec9..f36852067f20 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ static void uart_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 	mutex_lock(&port->mutex);
 	uart_shutdown(tty, state);
 	tty_port_tty_set(port, NULL);
-	tty->closing = 0;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
 
 	if (port->blocked_open) {
@@ -1444,6 +1444,7 @@ static void uart_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 	mutex_unlock(&port->mutex);
 
 	tty_ldisc_flush(tty);
+	tty->closing = 0;
 }
 
 static void uart_wait_until_sent(struct tty_struct *tty, int timeout)