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-rw-r--r--drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c6
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c
index e4ca345873c3..d7799deacb21 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ vcs_poll_data_free(struct vcs_poll_data *poll)
 static struct vcs_poll_data *
 vcs_poll_data_get(struct file *file)
 {
-	struct vcs_poll_data *poll = file->private_data;
+	struct vcs_poll_data *poll = file->private_data, *kill = NULL;
 
 	if (poll)
 		return poll;
@@ -122,10 +122,12 @@ vcs_poll_data_get(struct file *file)
 		file->private_data = poll;
 	} else {
 		/* someone else raced ahead of us */
-		vcs_poll_data_free(poll);
+		kill = poll;
 		poll = file->private_data;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&file->f_lock);
+	if (kill)
+		vcs_poll_data_free(kill);
 
 	return poll;
 }