diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c b/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c
index aa6462f2d7df32..1db782da94a578 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ struct edgeport_port {
 	int close_pending;
 	int lsr_event;
 	struct async_icount	icount;
-	wait_queue_head_t	delta_msr_wait;	/* for handling sleeping while
-						   waiting for msr change to
-						   happen */
 	struct edgeport_serial	*edge_serial;
 	struct usb_serial_port	*port;
 	__u8 bUartMode;		/* Port type, 0: RS232, etc. */
@@ -1518,7 +1515,7 @@ static void handle_new_msr(struct edgeport_port *edge_port, __u8 msr)
 			icount->dcd++;
 		if (msr & EDGEPORT_MSR_DELTA_RI)
 			icount->rng++;
-		wake_up_interruptible(&edge_port->delta_msr_wait);
+		wake_up_interruptible(&edge_port->port->delta_msr_wait);
 	}
 
 	/* Save the new modem status */
@@ -1821,7 +1818,6 @@ static int edge_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct usb_serial_port *port)
 	dev = port->serial->dev;
 
 	memset(&(edge_port->icount), 0x00, sizeof(edge_port->icount));
-	init_waitqueue_head(&edge_port->delta_msr_wait);
 
 	/* turn off loopback */
 	status = ti_do_config(edge_port, UMPC_SET_CLR_LOOPBACK, 0);
@@ -2488,10 +2484,14 @@ static int edge_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty,
 		dev_dbg(&port->dev, "%s - TIOCMIWAIT\n", __func__);
 		cprev = edge_port->icount;
 		while (1) {
-			interruptible_sleep_on(&edge_port->delta_msr_wait);
+			interruptible_sleep_on(&port->delta_msr_wait);
 			/* see if a signal did it */
 			if (signal_pending(current))
 				return -ERESTARTSYS;
+
+			if (port->serial->disconnected)
+				return -EIO;
+
 			cnow = edge_port->icount;
 			if (cnow.rng == cprev.rng && cnow.dsr == cprev.dsr &&
 			    cnow.dcd == cprev.dcd && cnow.cts == cprev.cts)