diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c
index 98764e740c07..c3cee11ed7d9 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c
@@ -377,18 +377,21 @@ void xen_console_resume(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_HVC_XEN_FRONTEND
 static void xencons_disconnect_backend(struct xencons_info *info)
 {
-	if (info->irq > 0)
-		unbind_from_irqhandler(info->irq, NULL);
-	info->irq = 0;
+	if (info->hvc != NULL)
+		hvc_remove(info->hvc);
+	info->hvc = NULL;
+	if (info->irq > 0) {
+		evtchn_put(info->evtchn);
+		info->irq = 0;
+		info->evtchn = 0;
+	}
+	/* evtchn_put() will also close it so this is only an error path */
 	if (info->evtchn > 0)
 		xenbus_free_evtchn(info->xbdev, info->evtchn);
 	info->evtchn = 0;
 	if (info->gntref > 0)
 		gnttab_free_grant_references(info->gntref);
 	info->gntref = 0;
-	if (info->hvc != NULL)
-		hvc_remove(info->hvc);
-	info->hvc = NULL;
 }
 
 static void xencons_free(struct xencons_info *info)
@@ -553,10 +556,23 @@ static void xencons_backend_changed(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 		if (dev->state == XenbusStateClosed)
 			break;
 		fallthrough;	/* Missed the backend's CLOSING state */
-	case XenbusStateClosing:
+	case XenbusStateClosing: {
+		struct xencons_info *info = dev_get_drvdata(&dev->dev);;
+
+		/*
+		 * Don't tear down the evtchn and grant ref before the other
+		 * end has disconnected, but do stop userspace from trying
+		 * to use the device before we allow the backend to close.
+		 */
+		if (info->hvc) {
+			hvc_remove(info->hvc);
+			info->hvc = NULL;
+		}
+
 		xenbus_frontend_closed(dev);
 		break;
 	}
+	}
 }
 
 static const struct xenbus_device_id xencons_ids[] = {
@@ -616,7 +632,7 @@ static int __init xen_hvc_init(void)
 		list_del(&info->list);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&xencons_lock, flags);
 		if (info->irq)
-			unbind_from_irqhandler(info->irq, NULL);
+			evtchn_put(info->evtchn);
 		kfree(info);
 		return r;
 	}