diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 2ed12ca7c832..87bb5094e0bb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -2475,22 +2475,24 @@ static int send_break(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int duration)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (tty->driver->flags & TTY_DRIVER_HARDWARE_BREAK)
-		retval = tty->ops->break_ctl(tty, duration);
-	else {
-		/* Do the work ourselves */
-		if (tty_write_lock(tty, false) < 0)
-			return -EINTR;
-		retval = tty->ops->break_ctl(tty, -1);
-		if (retval)
-			goto out;
-		if (!signal_pending(current))
-			msleep_interruptible(duration);
-		retval = tty->ops->break_ctl(tty, 0);
+		return tty->ops->break_ctl(tty, duration);
+
+	/* Do the work ourselves */
+	if (tty_write_lock(tty, false) < 0)
+		return -EINTR;
+
+	retval = tty->ops->break_ctl(tty, -1);
+	if (retval)
+		goto out;
+	if (!signal_pending(current))
+		msleep_interruptible(duration);
+	retval = tty->ops->break_ctl(tty, 0);
 out:
-		tty_write_unlock(tty);
-		if (signal_pending(current))
-			retval = -EINTR;
-	}
+	tty_write_unlock(tty);
+
+	if (signal_pending(current))
+		retval = -EINTR;
+
 	return retval;
 }