diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
index edd162df49ca..d4809d551473 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
@@ -69,9 +69,7 @@ struct ftdi_private {
 	int flags;		/* some ASYNC_xxxx flags are supported */
 	unsigned long last_dtr_rts;	/* saved modem control outputs */
 	struct async_icount	icount;
-	wait_queue_head_t delta_msr_wait; /* Used for TIOCMIWAIT */
 	char prev_status;        /* Used for TIOCMIWAIT */
-	bool dev_gone;        /* Used to abort TIOCMIWAIT */
 	char transmit_empty;	/* If transmitter is empty or not */
 	__u16 interface;	/* FT2232C, FT2232H or FT4232H port interface
 				   (0 for FT232/245) */
@@ -1691,10 +1689,8 @@ static int ftdi_sio_port_probe(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 
 	kref_init(&priv->kref);
 	mutex_init(&priv->cfg_lock);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&priv->delta_msr_wait);
 
 	priv->flags = ASYNC_LOW_LATENCY;
-	priv->dev_gone = false;
 
 	if (quirk && quirk->port_probe)
 		quirk->port_probe(priv);
@@ -1840,8 +1836,7 @@ static int ftdi_sio_port_remove(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 {
 	struct ftdi_private *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 
-	priv->dev_gone = true;
-	wake_up_interruptible_all(&priv->delta_msr_wait);
+	wake_up_interruptible(&port->delta_msr_wait);
 
 	remove_sysfs_attrs(port);
 
@@ -1989,7 +1984,7 @@ static int ftdi_process_packet(struct usb_serial_port *port,
 		if (diff_status & FTDI_RS0_RLSD)
 			priv->icount.dcd++;
 
-		wake_up_interruptible_all(&priv->delta_msr_wait);
+		wake_up_interruptible(&port->delta_msr_wait);
 		priv->prev_status = status;
 	}
 
@@ -2440,11 +2435,15 @@ static int ftdi_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	 */
 	case TIOCMIWAIT:
 		cprev = priv->icount;
-		while (!priv->dev_gone) {
-			interruptible_sleep_on(&priv->delta_msr_wait);
+		for (;;) {
+			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;
+
 			cnow = priv->icount;
 			if (((arg & TIOCM_RNG) && (cnow.rng != cprev.rng)) ||
 			    ((arg & TIOCM_DSR) && (cnow.dsr != cprev.dsr)) ||
@@ -2454,8 +2453,6 @@ static int ftdi_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty,
 			}
 			cprev = cnow;
 		}
-		return -EIO;
-		break;
 	case TIOCSERGETLSR:
 		return get_lsr_info(port, (struct serial_struct __user *)arg);
 		break;