diff --git a/arch/um/defconfig b/arch/um/defconfig
index e5b2df9e12de..a25cd25d55d4 100644
--- a/arch/um/defconfig
+++ b/arch/um/defconfig
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ CONFIG_XTERM_CHAN=y
 # CONFIG_NOCONFIG_CHAN is not set
 CONFIG_CON_ZERO_CHAN="fd:0,fd:1"
 CONFIG_CON_CHAN="xterm"
-CONFIG_SSL_CHAN="pty"
+CONFIG_SSL_CHAN="pts"
 CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y
 CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS=y
 CONFIG_LEGACY_PTY_COUNT=256
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/chan_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/chan_kern.c
index 3aa351611763..368d3e97dfd9 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/chan_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/chan_kern.c
@@ -203,22 +203,37 @@ void chan_enable_winch(struct list_head *chans, struct tty_struct *tty)
 	}
 }
 
-void enable_chan(struct line *line)
+int enable_chan(struct line *line)
 {
 	struct list_head *ele;
 	struct chan *chan;
+	int err;
 
 	list_for_each(ele, &line->chan_list){
 		chan = list_entry(ele, struct chan, list);
-		if(open_one_chan(chan))
+		err = open_one_chan(chan);
+		if (err) {
+			if (chan->primary)
+				goto out_close;
+
 			continue;
+		}
 
 		if(chan->enabled)
 			continue;
-		line_setup_irq(chan->fd, chan->input, chan->output, line,
-			       chan);
+		err = line_setup_irq(chan->fd, chan->input, chan->output, line,
+				     chan);
+		if (err)
+			goto out_close;
+
 		chan->enabled = 1;
 	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+ out_close:
+	close_chan(&line->chan_list, 0);
+	return err;
 }
 
 /* Items are added in IRQ context, when free_irq can't be called, and
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/line.c b/arch/um/drivers/line.c
index 4bd40bb43ec2..1fb3e51108b9 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/line.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/line.c
@@ -454,7 +454,10 @@ int line_open(struct line *lines, struct tty_struct *tty)
 	tty->driver_data = line;
 	line->tty = tty;
 
-	enable_chan(line);
+	err = enable_chan(line);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&line->task, line_timer_cb);
 
 	if(!line->sigio){
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c b/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c
index b4ecf8db8f09..875d60d0c6a2 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c
@@ -97,7 +97,13 @@ static int ssl_remove(int n, char **error_out)
 
 static int ssl_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 {
-	return line_open(serial_lines, tty);
+	int err = line_open(serial_lines, tty);
+
+	if (err)
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to open serial line %d, err = %d\n",
+		       tty->index, err);
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 #if 0
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c b/arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c
index e312488a7a99..656036e90b19 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c
@@ -99,7 +99,12 @@ static int con_remove(int n, char **error_out)
 
 static int con_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 {
-	return line_open(vts, tty);
+	int err = line_open(vts, tty);
+	if (err)
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to open console %d, err = %d\n",
+		       tty->index, err);
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 /* Set in an initcall, checked in an exitcall */
diff --git a/arch/um/include/chan_kern.h b/arch/um/include/chan_kern.h
index c4b41bb1035f..624b5100a3cd 100644
--- a/arch/um/include/chan_kern.h
+++ b/arch/um/include/chan_kern.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ extern int console_open_chan(struct line *line, struct console *co);
 extern void deactivate_chan(struct list_head *chans, int irq);
 extern void reactivate_chan(struct list_head *chans, int irq);
 extern void chan_enable_winch(struct list_head *chans, struct tty_struct *tty);
-extern void enable_chan(struct line *line);
+extern int enable_chan(struct line *line);
 extern void close_chan(struct list_head *chans, int delay_free_irq);
 extern int chan_window_size(struct list_head *chans, 
 			     unsigned short *rows_out,