diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/rfcomm.h b/include/net/bluetooth/rfcomm.h
index b9759eb17cdd..0d69936831fa 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/rfcomm.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/rfcomm.h
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ int  rfcomm_connect_ind(struct rfcomm_session *s, u8 channel,
 
 /* rfcomm_dev.status bit definitions */
 #define RFCOMM_DEV_RELEASED   0
+#define RFCOMM_TTY_OWNED      1
 
 struct rfcomm_dev_req {
 	s16      dev_id;
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c
index d9d4bc89e638..bb570d95adca 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ static int rfcomm_release_dev(void __user *arg)
 		tty_kref_put(tty);
 	}
 
-	if (!test_bit(RFCOMM_RELEASE_ONHUP, &dev->flags))
+	if (!test_bit(RFCOMM_TTY_OWNED, &dev->status))
 		tty_port_put(&dev->port);
 
 	tty_port_put(&dev->port);
@@ -685,8 +685,10 @@ static int rfcomm_tty_install(struct tty_driver *driver, struct tty_struct *tty)
 	 * when the last process closes the tty. The behaviour is expected by
 	 * userspace.
 	 */
-	if (test_bit(RFCOMM_RELEASE_ONHUP, &dev->flags))
+	if (test_bit(RFCOMM_RELEASE_ONHUP, &dev->flags)) {
+		set_bit(RFCOMM_TTY_OWNED, &dev->status);
 		tty_port_put(&dev->port);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }