diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c b/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c
index a958fd41b5b3..87c71ccfee87 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ struct oti6858_private {
 	u8 setup_done;
 	struct delayed_work delayed_setup_work;
 
-	wait_queue_head_t intr_wait;
 	struct usb_serial_port *port;   /* USB port with which associated */
 };
 
@@ -339,7 +338,6 @@ static int oti6858_port_probe(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->lock);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&priv->intr_wait);
 	priv->port = port;
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->delayed_setup_work, setup_line);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->delayed_write_work, send_data);
@@ -664,11 +662,15 @@ static int wait_modem_info(struct usb_serial_port *port, unsigned int arg)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 
 	while (1) {
-		wait_event_interruptible(priv->intr_wait,
+		wait_event_interruptible(port->delta_msr_wait,
+					port->serial->disconnected ||
 					priv->status.pin_state != prev);
 		if (signal_pending(current))
 			return -ERESTARTSYS;
 
+		if (port->serial->disconnected)
+			return -EIO;
+
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 		status = priv->status.pin_state & PIN_MASK;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
@@ -763,7 +765,7 @@ static void oti6858_read_int_callback(struct urb *urb)
 
 		if (!priv->transient) {
 			if (xs->pin_state != priv->status.pin_state)
-				wake_up_interruptible(&priv->intr_wait);
+				wake_up_interruptible(&port->delta_msr_wait);
 			memcpy(&priv->status, xs, OTI6858_CTRL_PKT_SIZE);
 		}