diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 40bf75a621d5..1e037e757ff8 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: bf7fbb022f0a3da27a2bcf8d7c973c813d942384
+refs/heads/master: 6e4061210150d1d6d388c5fba05f6b49a306a27e
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/usb/serial/console.c b/trunk/drivers/usb/serial/console.c
index 247b61bfb7f4..0e4f2e41ace5 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/usb/serial/console.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/usb/serial/console.c
@@ -169,9 +169,11 @@ static int usb_console_setup(struct console *co, char *options)
 			kfree(tty);
 		}
 	}
-	/* So we know not to kill the hardware on a hangup on this
-	   port. We have also bumped the use count by one so it won't go
-	   idle */
+	/* Now that any required fake tty operations are completed restore
+	 * the tty port count */
+	--port->port.count;
+	/* The console is special in terms of closing the device so
+	 * indicate this port is now acting as a system console. */
 	port->console = 1;
 	retval = 0;
 
@@ -204,7 +206,7 @@ static void usb_console_write(struct console *co,
 
 	dbg("%s - port %d, %d byte(s)", __func__, port->number, count);
 
-	if (!port->port.count) {
+	if (!port->console) {
 		dbg("%s - port not opened", __func__);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -300,8 +302,7 @@ void usb_serial_console_exit(void)
 {
 	if (usbcons_info.port) {
 		unregister_console(&usbcons);
-		if (usbcons_info.port->port.count)
-			usbcons_info.port->port.count--;
+		usbcons_info.port->console = 0;
 		usbcons_info.port = NULL;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c b/trunk/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
index a84216464ca0..9e6027b3a2e9 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ static int serial_open (struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 	tty->driver_data = port;
 	tty_port_tty_set(&port->port, tty);
 
-	if (port->port.count == 1) {
+	/* If the console is attached, the device is already open */
+	if (port->port.count == 1 && !port->console) {
 
 		/* lock this module before we call it
 		 * this may fail, which means we must bail out,