diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_cons.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_cons.c
index 4f004596a6e7ad920674fb14780c668fe015b965..0b3393381a81261209d8b0fac80d20b6db7654c2 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_cons.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_cons.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static int pdc_console_tty_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 
 static void pdc_console_tty_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 {
-	if (!tty->count) {
+	if (tty->count == 1) {
 		del_timer_sync(&pdc_console_timer);
 		tty_port_tty_set(&tty_port, NULL);
 	}