diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
index 5a0fd35ce1f9cb50ca8451350fd5cb839beedb10..e8c0ce114c07625f40cb56a035a502ff7f35fb32 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ struct gsm_mux {
 	struct gsm_dlci *dlci[NUM_DLCI];
 	int old_c_iflag;		/* termios c_iflag value before attach */
 	bool constipated;		/* Asked by remote to shut up */
+	bool has_devices;		/* Devices were registered */
 
 	spinlock_t tx_lock;
 	unsigned int tx_bytes;		/* TX data outstanding */
@@ -463,6 +464,68 @@ static void gsm_hex_dump_bytes(const char *fname, const u8 *data,
 	kfree(prefix);
 }
 
+/**
+ *	gsm_register_devices	-	register all tty devices for a given mux index
+ *
+ *	@driver: the tty driver that describes the tty devices
+ *	@index:  the mux number is used to calculate the minor numbers of the
+ *	         ttys for this mux and may differ from the position in the
+ *	         mux array.
+ */
+static int gsm_register_devices(struct tty_driver *driver, unsigned int index)
+{
+	struct device *dev;
+	int i;
+	unsigned int base;
+
+	if (!driver || index >= MAX_MUX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	base = index * NUM_DLCI; /* first minor for this index */
+	for (i = 1; i < NUM_DLCI; i++) {
+		/* Don't register device 0 - this is the control channel
+		 * and not a usable tty interface
+		 */
+		dev = tty_register_device(gsm_tty_driver, base + i, NULL);
+		if (IS_ERR(dev)) {
+			if (debug & 8)
+				pr_info("%s failed to register device minor %u",
+					__func__, base + i);
+			for (i--; i >= 1; i--)
+				tty_unregister_device(gsm_tty_driver, base + i);
+			return PTR_ERR(dev);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ *	gsm_unregister_devices	-	unregister all tty devices for a given mux index
+ *
+ *	@driver: the tty driver that describes the tty devices
+ *	@index:  the mux number is used to calculate the minor numbers of the
+ *	         ttys for this mux and may differ from the position in the
+ *	         mux array.
+ */
+static void gsm_unregister_devices(struct tty_driver *driver,
+				   unsigned int index)
+{
+	int i;
+	unsigned int base;
+
+	if (!driver || index >= MAX_MUX)
+		return;
+
+	base = index * NUM_DLCI; /* first minor for this index */
+	for (i = 1; i < NUM_DLCI; i++) {
+		/* Don't unregister device 0 - this is the control
+		 * channel and not a usable tty interface
+		 */
+		tty_unregister_device(gsm_tty_driver, base + i);
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  *	gsm_print_packet	-	display a frame for debug
  *	@hdr: header to print before decode
@@ -2204,6 +2267,10 @@ static void gsm_cleanup_mux(struct gsm_mux *gsm, bool disc)
 	del_timer_sync(&gsm->t2_timer);
 
 	/* Free up any link layer users and finally the control channel */
+	if (gsm->has_devices) {
+		gsm_unregister_devices(gsm_tty_driver, gsm->num);
+		gsm->has_devices = false;
+	}
 	for (i = NUM_DLCI - 1; i >= 0; i--)
 		if (gsm->dlci[i])
 			gsm_dlci_release(gsm->dlci[i]);
@@ -2227,6 +2294,7 @@ static void gsm_cleanup_mux(struct gsm_mux *gsm, bool disc)
 static int gsm_activate_mux(struct gsm_mux *gsm)
 {
 	struct gsm_dlci *dlci;
+	int ret;
 
 	timer_setup(&gsm->t2_timer, gsm_control_retransmit, 0);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&gsm->event);
@@ -2238,9 +2306,14 @@ static int gsm_activate_mux(struct gsm_mux *gsm)
 	else
 		gsm->receive = gsm1_receive;
 
+	ret = gsm_register_devices(gsm_tty_driver, gsm->num);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	dlci = gsm_dlci_alloc(gsm, 0);
 	if (dlci == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	gsm->has_devices = true;
 	gsm->dead = false;		/* Tty opens are now permissible */
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2500,39 +2573,14 @@ static int gsmld_output(struct gsm_mux *gsm, u8 *data, int len)
  *	will need moving to an ioctl path.
  */
 
-static int gsmld_attach_gsm(struct tty_struct *tty, struct gsm_mux *gsm)
+static void gsmld_attach_gsm(struct tty_struct *tty, struct gsm_mux *gsm)
 {
-	unsigned int base;
-	int ret, i;
-
 	gsm->tty = tty_kref_get(tty);
 	/* Turn off tty XON/XOFF handling to handle it explicitly. */
 	gsm->old_c_iflag = tty->termios.c_iflag;
 	tty->termios.c_iflag &= (IXON | IXOFF);
-	ret =  gsm_activate_mux(gsm);
-	if (ret != 0)
-		tty_kref_put(gsm->tty);
-	else {
-		/* Don't register device 0 - this is the control channel and not
-		   a usable tty interface */
-		base = mux_num_to_base(gsm); /* Base for this MUX */
-		for (i = 1; i < NUM_DLCI; i++) {
-			struct device *dev;
-
-			dev = tty_register_device(gsm_tty_driver,
-							base + i, NULL);
-			if (IS_ERR(dev)) {
-				for (i--; i >= 1; i--)
-					tty_unregister_device(gsm_tty_driver,
-								base + i);
-				return PTR_ERR(dev);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return ret;
 }
 
-
 /**
  *	gsmld_detach_gsm	-	stop doing 0710 mux
  *	@tty: tty attached to the mux
@@ -2543,12 +2591,7 @@ static int gsmld_attach_gsm(struct tty_struct *tty, struct gsm_mux *gsm)
 
 static void gsmld_detach_gsm(struct tty_struct *tty, struct gsm_mux *gsm)
 {
-	unsigned int base = mux_num_to_base(gsm); /* Base for this MUX */
-	int i;
-
 	WARN_ON(tty != gsm->tty);
-	for (i = 1; i < NUM_DLCI; i++)
-		tty_unregister_device(gsm_tty_driver, base + i);
 	/* Restore tty XON/XOFF handling. */
 	gsm->tty->termios.c_iflag = gsm->old_c_iflag;
 	tty_kref_put(gsm->tty);
@@ -2640,7 +2683,6 @@ static void gsmld_close(struct tty_struct *tty)
 static int gsmld_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct gsm_mux *gsm;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (tty->ops->write == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2656,12 +2698,11 @@ static int gsmld_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	/* Attach the initial passive connection */
 	gsm->encoding = 1;
 
-	ret = gsmld_attach_gsm(tty, gsm);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		gsm_cleanup_mux(gsm, false);
-		mux_put(gsm);
-	}
-	return ret;
+	gsmld_attach_gsm(tty, gsm);
+
+	timer_setup(&gsm->t2_timer, gsm_control_retransmit, 0);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**