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-rw-r--r--drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c4
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
index aafa684a900f..8d5189096470 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
@@ -339,6 +339,10 @@ static int serial_chars_in_buffer(struct tty_struct *tty)
dbg("%s = port %d", __func__, port->number);
WARN_ON(!port->port.count);
+ /* if the device was unplugged then any remaining characters
+ fell out of the connector ;) */
+ if (port->serial->disconnected)
+ return 0;
/* pass on to the driver specific version of this function */
return port->serial->type->chars_in_buffer(tty);
}