diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
index d30525946892..36a3eb4ad4c5 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@ static void gsm_dlci_release(struct gsm_dlci *dlci)
 		gsm_destroy_network(dlci);
 		mutex_unlock(&dlci->mutex);
 
-		tty_vhangup(tty);
+		tty_hangup(tty);
 
 		tty_port_tty_set(&dlci->port, NULL);
 		tty_kref_put(tty);