diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c b/drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c
index c578229..e96d187 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@
 		return;
 	}
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tty_ldisc_lock, flags);
-	wake_up(&ld->wq_idle);
+
+	if (waitqueue_active(&ld->wq_idle))
+		wake_up(&ld->wq_idle);
 }
 
 /**