diff --git a/drivers/ipack/devices/ipoctal.c b/drivers/ipack/devices/ipoctal.c
index 2765ab54b582..f558aeb8f888 100644
--- a/drivers/ipack/devices/ipoctal.c
+++ b/drivers/ipack/devices/ipoctal.c
@@ -87,22 +87,34 @@ static int ipoctal_port_activate(struct tty_port *port, struct tty_struct *tty)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int ipoctal_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file)
+static int ipoctal_install(struct tty_driver *driver, struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct ipoctal_channel *channel = dev_get_drvdata(tty->dev);
 	struct ipoctal *ipoctal = chan_to_ipoctal(channel, tty->index);
-	int err;
-
-	tty->driver_data = channel;
+	int res;
 
 	if (!ipack_get_carrier(ipoctal->dev))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	err = tty_port_open(&channel->tty_port, tty, file);
-	if (err)
-		ipack_put_carrier(ipoctal->dev);
+	res = tty_standard_install(driver, tty);
+	if (res)
+		goto err_put_carrier;
 
-	return err;
+	tty->driver_data = channel;
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_put_carrier:
+	ipack_put_carrier(ipoctal->dev);
+
+	return res;
+}
+
+static int ipoctal_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct ipoctal_channel *channel = tty->driver_data;
+
+	return tty_port_open(&channel->tty_port, tty, file);
 }
 
 static void ipoctal_reset_stats(struct ipoctal_stats *stats)
@@ -668,6 +680,7 @@ static void ipoctal_cleanup(struct tty_struct *tty)
 
 static const struct tty_operations ipoctal_fops = {
 	.ioctl =		NULL,
+	.install =		ipoctal_install,
 	.open =			ipoctal_open,
 	.close =		ipoctal_close,
 	.write =		ipoctal_write_tty,