diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
index df5b2d1e214f..7748b1335558 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
@@ -726,7 +726,8 @@ static void acm_port_destruct(struct tty_port *port)
 {
 	struct acm *acm = container_of(port, struct acm, port);
 
-	acm_release_minor(acm);
+	if (acm->minor != ACM_MINOR_INVALID)
+		acm_release_minor(acm);
 	usb_put_intf(acm->control);
 	kfree(acm->country_codes);
 	kfree(acm);
@@ -1343,8 +1344,10 @@ static int acm_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	usb_get_intf(acm->control); /* undone in destruct() */
 
 	minor = acm_alloc_minor(acm);
-	if (minor < 0)
+	if (minor < 0) {
+		acm->minor = ACM_MINOR_INVALID;
 		goto alloc_fail1;
+	}
 
 	acm->minor = minor;
 	acm->dev = usb_dev;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.h b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.h
index 8aef5eb769a0..3aa7f0a3ad71 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #define ACM_TTY_MAJOR		166
 #define ACM_TTY_MINORS		256
 
+#define ACM_MINOR_INVALID	ACM_TTY_MINORS
+
 /*
  * Requests.
  */