diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c
index 1b83b01dfb77..b8051fa61911 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ struct moschip_port {
 	char open;
 	char open_ports;
 	wait_queue_head_t wait_chase;	/* for handling sleeping while waiting for chase to finish */
-	wait_queue_head_t delta_msr_wait;	/* for handling sleeping while waiting for msr change to happen */
 	int delta_msr_cond;
 	struct async_icount icount;
 	struct usb_serial_port *port;	/* loop back to the owner of this object */
@@ -425,7 +424,7 @@ static void mos7840_handle_new_msr(struct moschip_port *port, __u8 new_msr)
 		}
 
 		mos7840_port->delta_msr_cond = 1;
-		wake_up_interruptible(&mos7840_port->delta_msr_wait);
+		wake_up_interruptible(&port->port->delta_msr_wait);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1130,7 +1129,6 @@ static int mos7840_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct usb_serial_port *port)
 
 	/* initialize our wait queues */
 	init_waitqueue_head(&mos7840_port->wait_chase);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&mos7840_port->delta_msr_wait);
 
 	/* initialize our icount structure */
 	memset(&(mos7840_port->icount), 0x00, sizeof(mos7840_port->icount));
@@ -2220,13 +2218,18 @@ static int mos7840_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty,
 		while (1) {
 			/* interruptible_sleep_on(&mos7840_port->delta_msr_wait); */
 			mos7840_port->delta_msr_cond = 0;
-			wait_event_interruptible(mos7840_port->delta_msr_wait,
-						 (mos7840_port->
+			wait_event_interruptible(port->delta_msr_wait,
+						 (port->serial->disconnected ||
+						  mos7840_port->
 						  delta_msr_cond == 1));
 
 			/* see if a signal did it */
 			if (signal_pending(current))
 				return -ERESTARTSYS;
+
+			if (port->serial->disconnected)
+				return -EIO;
+
 			cnow = mos7840_port->icount;
 			smp_rmb();
 			if (cnow.rng == cprev.rng && cnow.dsr == cprev.dsr &&