diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
index 0ad32888091c..1ddc5d7c9592 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ static void reset_buffer_flags(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	tty->canon_head = tty->canon_data = tty->erasing = 0;
 	memset(&tty->read_flags, 0, sizeof tty->read_flags);
 	n_tty_set_room(tty);
-	check_unthrottle(tty);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1587,6 +1586,7 @@ static int n_tty_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	reset_buffer_flags(tty);
+	tty_unthrottle(tty);
 	tty->column = 0;
 	n_tty_set_termios(tty, NULL);
 	tty->minimum_to_wake = 1;