diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_port.c b/drivers/char/tty_port.c
index be492dd..a3bd1d0 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_port.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_port.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 static void tty_port_shutdown(struct tty_port *port)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&port->mutex);
-	if (port->ops->shutdown &&
+	if (port->ops->shutdown && !port->console &&
 		test_and_clear_bit(ASYNCB_INITIALIZED, &port->flags))
 			port->ops->shutdown(port);
 	mutex_unlock(&port->mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/console.c b/drivers/usb/serial/console.c
index b22ac32..f347da2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/console.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/console.c
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
 	/* The console is special in terms of closing the device so
 	 * indicate this port is now acting as a system console. */
 	port->console = 1;
+	port->port.console = 1;
 
 	mutex_unlock(&serial->disc_mutex);
 	return retval;
diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index 593228a..4409967 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@
 	wait_queue_head_t	close_wait;	/* Close waiters */
 	wait_queue_head_t	delta_msr_wait;	/* Modem status change */
 	unsigned long		flags;		/* TTY flags ASY_*/
+	unsigned char		console:1;	/* port is a console */
 	struct mutex		mutex;		/* Locking */
 	struct mutex		buf_mutex;	/* Buffer alloc lock */
 	unsigned char		*xmit_buf;	/* Optional buffer */