diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
index 5c0e59e8fe46..cbe98bc2b998 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
@@ -2180,6 +2180,12 @@ static ssize_t n_tty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 				}
 				if (tty_hung_up_p(file))
 					break;
+				/*
+				 * Abort readers for ttys which never actually
+				 * get hung up.  See __tty_hangup().
+				 */
+				if (test_bit(TTY_HUPPING, &tty->flags))
+					break;
 				if (!timeout)
 					break;
 				if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index eb9133b472f4..63114ea35ec1 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -586,6 +586,14 @@ static void __tty_hangup(struct tty_struct *tty, int exit_session)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Some console devices aren't actually hung up for technical and
+	 * historical reasons, which can lead to indefinite interruptible
+	 * sleep in n_tty_read().  The following explicitly tells
+	 * n_tty_read() to abort readers.
+	 */
+	set_bit(TTY_HUPPING, &tty->flags);
+
 	/* inuse_filps is protected by the single tty lock,
 	   this really needs to change if we want to flush the
 	   workqueue with the lock held */
@@ -640,6 +648,7 @@ static void __tty_hangup(struct tty_struct *tty, int exit_session)
 	 * from the ldisc side, which is now guaranteed.
 	 */
 	set_bit(TTY_HUPPED, &tty->flags);
+	clear_bit(TTY_HUPPING, &tty->flags);
 	tty_unlock(tty);
 
 	if (f)
diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index 0a6c71e0ad01..47f8af22f216 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ struct tty_file_private {
 #define TTY_PTY_LOCK 		16	/* pty private */
 #define TTY_NO_WRITE_SPLIT 	17	/* Preserve write boundaries to driver */
 #define TTY_HUPPED 		18	/* Post driver->hangup() */
+#define TTY_HUPPING		19	/* Hangup in progress */
 #define TTY_LDISC_HALTED	22	/* Line discipline is halted */
 
 /* Values for tty->flow_change */