diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd_tty.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd_tty.c
index a51f1729..efd52ed0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd_tty.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd_tty.c
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ static int smd_tty_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *f)
 	info = smd_tty + n;
 
 	mutex_lock(&smd_tty_lock);
-	wake_lock_init(&info->wake_lock, WAKE_LOCK_SUSPEND, name);
 	tty->driver_data = info;
 
 	if (info->open_count++ == 0) {
+	        wake_lock_init(&info->wake_lock, WAKE_LOCK_SUSPEND, name);
 		info->tty = tty;
 		if (info->ch) {
 			smd_kick(info->ch);