diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 4d34116842a6..8eda897ec2a0 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -1462,13 +1462,13 @@ static int tty_reopen(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct tty_driver *driver = tty->driver;
 
-	if (!tty->count)
-		return -EIO;
-
 	if (driver->type == TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_PTY &&
 	    driver->subtype == PTY_TYPE_MASTER)
 		return -EIO;
 
+	if (!tty->count)
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
 	if (test_bit(TTY_EXCLUSIVE, &tty->flags) && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
@@ -2092,7 +2092,11 @@ retry_open:
 
 	if (IS_ERR(tty)) {
 		retval = PTR_ERR(tty);
-		goto err_file;
+		if (retval != -EAGAIN || signal_pending(current))
+			goto err_file;
+		tty_free_file(filp);
+		schedule();
+		goto retry_open;
 	}
 
 	tty_add_file(tty, filp);