diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 83f4dd0bfd74..bbad407557b9 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/serial_core.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
 
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
@@ -862,6 +863,10 @@ static int uart_set_info(struct tty_struct *tty, struct tty_port *port,
 		goto check_and_exit;
 	}
 
+	retval = security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_TIOCSSERIAL);
+	if (retval && (change_irq || change_port))
+		goto exit;
+
 	/*
 	 * Ask the low level driver to verify the settings.
 	 */
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 683f0607e6f2..b4a85badb03a 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ enum lockdown_reason {
 	LOCKDOWN_MSR,
 	LOCKDOWN_ACPI_TABLES,
 	LOCKDOWN_PCMCIA_CIS,
+	LOCKDOWN_TIOCSSERIAL,
 	LOCKDOWN_INTEGRITY_MAX,
 	LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX,
 };
diff --git a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
index db3477585972..771c77f9c04a 100644
--- a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
+++ b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ static char *lockdown_reasons[LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX+1] = {
 	[LOCKDOWN_MSR] = "raw MSR access",
 	[LOCKDOWN_ACPI_TABLES] = "modifying ACPI tables",
 	[LOCKDOWN_PCMCIA_CIS] = "direct PCMCIA CIS storage",
+	[LOCKDOWN_TIOCSSERIAL] = "reconfiguration of serial port IO",
 	[LOCKDOWN_INTEGRITY_MAX] = "integrity",
 	[LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX] = "confidentiality",
 };