diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ark3116.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ark3116.c
index cbd904b8fba5..4775f8209e55 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ark3116.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ark3116.c
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ static int is_irda(struct usb_serial *serial)
 }
 
 struct ark3116_private {
-	wait_queue_head_t       delta_msr_wait;
 	struct async_icount	icount;
 	int			irda;	/* 1 for irda device */
 
@@ -146,7 +145,6 @@ static int ark3116_port_probe(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	init_waitqueue_head(&priv->delta_msr_wait);
 	mutex_init(&priv->hw_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->status_lock);
 
@@ -456,10 +454,14 @@ static int ark3116_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	case TIOCMIWAIT:
 		for (;;) {
 			struct async_icount prev = priv->icount;
-			interruptible_sleep_on(&priv->delta_msr_wait);
+			interruptible_sleep_on(&port->delta_msr_wait);
 			/* see if a signal did it */
 			if (signal_pending(current))
 				return -ERESTARTSYS;
+
+			if (port->serial->disconnected)
+				return -EIO;
+
 			if ((prev.rng == priv->icount.rng) &&
 			    (prev.dsr == priv->icount.dsr) &&
 			    (prev.dcd == priv->icount.dcd) &&
@@ -580,7 +582,7 @@ static void ark3116_update_msr(struct usb_serial_port *port, __u8 msr)
 			priv->icount.dcd++;
 		if (msr & UART_MSR_TERI)
 			priv->icount.rng++;
-		wake_up_interruptible(&priv->delta_msr_wait);
+		wake_up_interruptible(&port->delta_msr_wait);
 	}
 }