diff --git a/drivers/tty/pty.c b/drivers/tty/pty.c
index 4ec11f326d6d..40ff2bf68b43 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/pty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/pty.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ static void pty_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 	/* Review - krefs on tty_link ?? */
 	if (!tty->link)
 		return;
-	tty->link->packet = 0;
 	set_bit(TTY_OTHER_CLOSED, &tty->link->flags);
 	wake_up_interruptible(&tty->link->read_wait);
 	wake_up_interruptible(&tty->link->write_wait);