diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index cee7514c3aaf..ddfe873b5fcc 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -2176,8 +2176,6 @@ static int tty_fasync(int fd, struct file *filp, int on)
  *	Locking:
  *		Called functions take tty_ldiscs_lock
  *		current->signal->tty check is safe without locks
- *
- *	FIXME: may race normal receive processing
  */
 
 static int tiocsti(struct tty_struct *tty, char __user *p)
@@ -2193,8 +2191,10 @@ static int tiocsti(struct tty_struct *tty, char __user *p)
 	ld = tty_ldisc_ref_wait(tty);
 	if (!ld)
 		return -EIO;
+	tty_buffer_lock_exclusive(tty->port);
 	if (ld->ops->receive_buf)
 		ld->ops->receive_buf(tty, &ch, &mbz, 1);
+	tty_buffer_unlock_exclusive(tty->port);
 	tty_ldisc_deref(ld);
 	return 0;
 }