diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index 983cce3d02a72..4785ae061b659 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -760,6 +760,17 @@ static void visual_init(struct vc_data *vc, int num, int init)
 	vc->vc_screenbuf_size = vc->vc_rows * vc->vc_size_row;
 }
 
+static void vc_port_destruct(struct tty_port *port)
+{
+	struct vc_data *vc = container_of(port, struct vc_data, port);
+
+	kfree(vc);
+}
+
+static const struct tty_port_operations vc_port_ops = {
+	.destruct = vc_port_destruct,
+};
+
 int vc_allocate(unsigned int currcons)	/* return 0 on success */
 {
 	WARN_CONSOLE_UNLOCKED();
@@ -785,6 +796,7 @@ int vc_allocate(unsigned int currcons)	/* return 0 on success */
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	    vc_cons[currcons].d = vc;
 	    tty_port_init(&vc->port);
+	    vc->port.ops = &vc_port_ops;
 	    INIT_WORK(&vc_cons[currcons].SAK_work, vc_SAK);
 	    visual_init(vc, currcons, 1);
 	    if (!*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc)
@@ -2894,6 +2906,7 @@ static int con_install(struct tty_driver *driver, struct tty_struct *tty)
 
 	tty->driver_data = vc;
 	vc->port.tty = tty;
+	tty_port_get(&vc->port);
 
 	if (!tty->winsize.ws_row && !tty->winsize.ws_col) {
 		tty->winsize.ws_row = vc_cons[currcons].d->vc_rows;
@@ -2929,6 +2942,13 @@ static void con_shutdown(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	console_unlock();
 }
 
+static void con_cleanup(struct tty_struct *tty)
+{
+	struct vc_data *vc = tty->driver_data;
+
+	tty_port_put(&vc->port);
+}
+
 static int default_color           = 7; /* white */
 static int default_italic_color    = 2; // green (ASCII)
 static int default_underline_color = 3; // cyan (ASCII)
@@ -3053,7 +3073,8 @@ static const struct tty_operations con_ops = {
 	.throttle = con_throttle,
 	.unthrottle = con_unthrottle,
 	.resize = vt_resize,
-	.shutdown = con_shutdown
+	.shutdown = con_shutdown,
+	.cleanup = con_cleanup,
 };
 
 static struct cdev vc0_cdev;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
index fe19ae26fcff1..cc2a0819a0dce 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -313,10 +313,8 @@ static int vt_disallocate(unsigned int vc_num)
 		vc = vc_deallocate(vc_num);
 	console_unlock();
 
-	if (vc && vc_num >= MIN_NR_CONSOLES) {
-		tty_port_destroy(&vc->port);
-		kfree(vc);
-	}
+	if (vc && vc_num >= MIN_NR_CONSOLES)
+		tty_port_put(&vc->port);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -336,10 +334,8 @@ static void vt_disallocate_all(void)
 	console_unlock();
 
 	for (i = 1; i < MAX_NR_CONSOLES; i++) {
-		if (vc[i] && i >= MIN_NR_CONSOLES) {
-			tty_port_destroy(&vc[i]->port);
-			kfree(vc[i]);
-		}
+		if (vc[i] && i >= MIN_NR_CONSOLES)
+			tty_port_put(&vc[i]->port);
 	}
 }