diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index f7b30f77b231..33c8f3b6ac81 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -1244,6 +1244,11 @@ static int uart_wait_modem_status(struct tty_struct *tty, struct uart_state *sta
 			break;
 		}
 
+		if (tty_io_error(tty)) {
+			ret = -EIO;
+			break;
+		}
+
 		schedule();
 
 		/* see if a signal did it */