diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 8d26ed7..9b04d72 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -2049,14 +2049,13 @@ static struct tty_struct *tty_open_by_driver(dev_t device, struct inode *inode,
 	if (tty) {
 		mutex_unlock(&tty_mutex);
 		retval = tty_lock_interruptible(tty);
+		tty_kref_put(tty);  /* drop kref from tty_driver_lookup_tty() */
 		if (retval) {
 			if (retval == -EINTR)
 				retval = -ERESTARTSYS;
 			tty = ERR_PTR(retval);
 			goto out;
 		}
-		/* safe to drop the kref from tty_driver_lookup_tty() */
-		tty_kref_put(tty);
 		retval = tty_reopen(tty);
 		if (retval < 0) {
 			tty_unlock(tty);
@@ -2158,7 +2157,7 @@ retry_open:
 	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
 	spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
 	noctty = (filp->f_flags & O_NOCTTY) ||
-			device == MKDEV(TTY_MAJOR, 0) ||
+			(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_VT) && device == MKDEV(TTY_MAJOR, 0)) ||
 			device == MKDEV(TTYAUX_MAJOR, 1) ||
 			(tty->driver->type == TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_PTY &&
 			 tty->driver->subtype == PTY_TYPE_MASTER);