diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 3e36ecf98624..1a2d90fe86da 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ uart_get_baud_rate(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 		 * The spd_hi, spd_vhi, spd_shi, spd_warp kludge...
 		 * Die! Die! Die!
 		 */
-		if (baud == 38400)
+		if (try == 0 && baud == 38400)
 			baud = altbaud;
 
 		/*
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index aa83cd1bf071..4bd48f79b94b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -1763,6 +1763,8 @@ int tty_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	int	do_sleep, final;
 	int	idx;
 	char	buf[64];
+	long	timeout = 0;
+	int	once = 1;
 
 	if (tty_paranoia_check(tty, inode, __func__))
 		return 0;
@@ -1832,9 +1834,16 @@ int tty_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		if (!do_sleep)
 			break;
 
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: %s: read/write wait queue active!\n",
-				__func__, tty_name(tty, buf));
-		schedule();
+		if (once) {
+			once = 0;
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: %s: read/write wait queue active!\n",
+			       __func__, tty_name(tty, buf));
+		}
+		schedule_timeout_killable(timeout);
+		if (timeout < 120 * HZ)
+			timeout = 2 * timeout + 1;
+		else
+			timeout = MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
 	}
 
 	if (o_tty) {