diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
index d0c8805..b78ee46 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
@@ -1518,9 +1518,7 @@
 		tty_set_flow_change(tty, TTY_THROTTLE_SAFE);
 		if (receive_room(tty) >= TTY_THRESHOLD_THROTTLE)
 			break;
-		up_read(&tty->termios_rwsem);
 		throttled = tty_throttle_safe(tty);
-		down_read(&tty->termios_rwsem);
 		if (!throttled)
 			break;
 	}
@@ -2086,9 +2084,7 @@
 			if (!tty->count)
 				break;
 			n_tty_set_room(tty);
-			up_read(&tty->termios_rwsem);
 			unthrottled = tty_unthrottle_safe(tty);
-			down_read(&tty->termios_rwsem);
 			if (!unthrottled)
 				break;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 639e24a..1b32da6 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -3015,6 +3015,7 @@
 	tty->session = NULL;
 	tty->pgrp = NULL;
 	mutex_init(&tty->legacy_mutex);
+	mutex_init(&tty->throttle_mutex);
 	init_rwsem(&tty->termios_rwsem);
 	init_ldsem(&tty->ldisc_sem);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&tty->write_wait);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c b/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c
index 9ce20df..03ba081 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	down_write(&tty->termios_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&tty->throttle_mutex);
 	if (!test_bit(TTY_THROTTLED, &tty->flags)) {
 		if (tty->flow_change != TTY_THROTTLE_SAFE)
 			ret = 1;
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 				tty->ops->throttle(tty);
 		}
 	}
-	up_write(&tty->termios_rwsem);
+	mutex_unlock(&tty->throttle_mutex);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	down_write(&tty->termios_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&tty->throttle_mutex);
 	if (test_bit(TTY_THROTTLED, &tty->flags)) {
 		if (tty->flow_change != TTY_UNTHROTTLE_SAFE)
 			ret = 1;
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
 				tty->ops->unthrottle(tty);
 		}
 	}
-	up_write(&tty->termios_rwsem);
+	mutex_unlock(&tty->throttle_mutex);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index d304207..57a70d1 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@
 
 	struct mutex atomic_write_lock;
 	struct mutex legacy_mutex;
+	struct mutex throttle_mutex;
 	struct rw_semaphore termios_rwsem;
 	spinlock_t ctrl_lock;
 	/* Termios values are protected by the termios rwsem */