diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index d3448a90f0f9..34110719fe03 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -878,9 +878,8 @@ void disassociate_ctty(int on_exit)
 	spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
 	put_pid(current->signal->tty_old_pgrp);
 	current->signal->tty_old_pgrp = NULL;
-	spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
 
-	tty = get_current_tty();
+	tty = tty_kref_get(current->signal->tty);
 	if (tty) {
 		unsigned long flags;
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&tty->ctrl_lock, flags);
@@ -897,6 +896,7 @@ void disassociate_ctty(int on_exit)
 #endif
 	}
 
+	spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
 	/* Now clear signal->tty under the lock */
 	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
 	session_clear_tty(task_session(current));