diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c b/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c
index 0c1889971459..1a1135d580a2 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ int tty_termios_hw_change(struct ktermios *a, struct ktermios *b)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_termios_hw_change);
 
 /**
- *	change_termios		-	update termios values
+ *	tty_set_termios		-	update termios values
  *	@tty: tty to update
  *	@new_termios: desired new value
  *
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_termios_hw_change);
  *	Locking: termios_mutex
  */
 
-static void change_termios(struct tty_struct *tty, struct ktermios *new_termios)
+int tty_set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty, struct ktermios *new_termios)
 {
 	struct ktermios old_termios;
 	struct tty_ldisc *ld;
@@ -553,7 +553,9 @@ static void change_termios(struct tty_struct *tty, struct ktermios *new_termios)
 		tty_ldisc_deref(ld);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&tty->termios_mutex);
+	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_set_termios);
 
 /**
  *	set_termios		-	set termios values for a tty
@@ -562,7 +564,7 @@ static void change_termios(struct tty_struct *tty, struct ktermios *new_termios)
  *	@opt: option information
  *
  *	Helper function to prepare termios data and run necessary other
- *	functions before using change_termios to do the actual changes.
+ *	functions before using tty_set_termios to do the actual changes.
  *
  *	Locking:
  *		Called functions take ldisc and termios_mutex locks
@@ -620,7 +622,7 @@ static int set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty, void __user *arg, int opt)
 			return -EINTR;
 	}
 
-	change_termios(tty, &tmp_termios);
+	tty_set_termios(tty, &tmp_termios);
 
 	/* FIXME: Arguably if tmp_termios == tty->termios AND the
 	   actual requested termios was not tmp_termios then we may
@@ -797,7 +799,7 @@ static int set_sgttyb(struct tty_struct *tty, struct sgttyb __user *sgttyb)
 						termios.c_ospeed);
 #endif
 	mutex_unlock(&tty->termios_mutex);
-	change_termios(tty, &termios);
+	tty_set_termios(tty, &termios);
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif
@@ -951,6 +953,8 @@ int tty_mode_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct ktermios kterm;
 
+	BUG_ON(file == NULL);
+
 	if (tty->driver->type == TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_PTY &&
 	    tty->driver->subtype == PTY_TYPE_MASTER)
 		real_tty = tty->link;
diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index ef1e0123573b..4e53d4641b38 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ extern void tty_encode_baud_rate(struct tty_struct *tty,
 						speed_t ibaud, speed_t obaud);
 extern void tty_termios_copy_hw(struct ktermios *new, struct ktermios *old);
 extern int tty_termios_hw_change(struct ktermios *a, struct ktermios *b);
+extern int tty_set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty, struct ktermios *kt);
 
 extern struct tty_ldisc *tty_ldisc_ref(struct tty_struct *);
 extern void tty_ldisc_deref(struct tty_ldisc *);