diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/acm_ms.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/acm_ms.c
index 8f2b0e391534..4b947bb50f62 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/acm_ms.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/acm_ms.c
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ FSG_MODULE_PARAMETERS(/* no prefix */, fsg_mod_data);
 static struct fsg_common fsg_common;
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-static unsigned char tty_line;
 static struct usb_function *f_acm;
 static struct usb_function_instance *f_acm_inst;
 /*
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@ static struct usb_function_instance *f_acm_inst;
  */
 static int __init acm_ms_do_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
 {
-	struct f_serial_opts *opts;
 	int	status;
 
 	if (gadget_is_otg(c->cdev->gadget)) {
@@ -129,9 +127,6 @@ static int __init acm_ms_do_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
 	if (IS_ERR(f_acm_inst))
 		return PTR_ERR(f_acm_inst);
 
-	opts = container_of(f_acm_inst, struct f_serial_opts, func_inst);
-	opts->port_num = tty_line;
-
 	f_acm = usb_get_function(f_acm_inst);
 	if (IS_ERR(f_acm)) {
 		status = PTR_ERR(f_acm);
@@ -171,16 +166,11 @@ static int __init acm_ms_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 	int			status;
 	void			*retp;
 
-	/* set up serial link layer */
-	status = gserial_alloc_line(&tty_line);
-	if (status < 0)
-		return status;
-
 	/* set up mass storage function */
 	retp = fsg_common_from_params(&fsg_common, cdev, &fsg_mod_data);
 	if (IS_ERR(retp)) {
 		status = PTR_ERR(retp);
-		goto fail0;
+		return PTR_ERR(retp);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -207,8 +197,6 @@ static int __init acm_ms_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 	/* error recovery */
 fail1:
 	fsg_common_put(&fsg_common);
-fail0:
-	gserial_free_line(tty_line);
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -216,7 +204,6 @@ static int __exit acm_ms_unbind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 {
 	usb_put_function(f_acm);
 	usb_put_function_instance(f_acm_inst);
-	gserial_free_line(tty_line);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/cdc2.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/cdc2.c
index 61023aae9865..c6ee6f1558c3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/cdc2.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/cdc2.c
@@ -108,13 +108,11 @@ static struct eth_dev *the_dev;
 static struct usb_function *f_acm;
 static struct usb_function_instance *fi_serial;
 
-static unsigned char tty_line;
 /*
  * We _always_ have both CDC ECM and CDC ACM functions.
  */
 static int __init cdc_do_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
 {
-	struct f_serial_opts *opts;
 	int	status;
 
 	if (gadget_is_otg(c->cdev->gadget)) {
@@ -130,9 +128,6 @@ static int __init cdc_do_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
 	if (IS_ERR(fi_serial))
 		return PTR_ERR(fi_serial);
 
-	opts = container_of(fi_serial, struct f_serial_opts, func_inst);
-	opts->port_num = tty_line;
-
 	f_acm = usb_get_function(fi_serial);
 	if (IS_ERR(f_acm))
 		goto err_func_acm;
@@ -173,11 +168,6 @@ static int __init cdc_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(the_dev))
 		return PTR_ERR(the_dev);
 
-	/* set up serial link layer */
-	status = gserial_alloc_line(&tty_line);
-	if (status < 0)
-		goto fail0;
-
 	/* Allocate string descriptor numbers ... note that string
 	 * contents can be overridden by the composite_dev glue.
 	 */
@@ -200,8 +190,6 @@ static int __init cdc_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 	return 0;
 
 fail1:
-	gserial_free_line(tty_line);
-fail0:
 	gether_cleanup(the_dev);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -210,7 +198,6 @@ static int __exit cdc_unbind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 {
 	usb_put_function(f_acm);
 	usb_put_function_instance(fi_serial);
-	gserial_free_line(tty_line);
 	gether_cleanup(the_dev);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_acm.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_acm.c
index 61b33d23be72..ba7daaaad148 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_acm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_acm.c
@@ -768,17 +768,24 @@ static void acm_free_instance(struct usb_function_instance *fi)
 	struct f_serial_opts *opts;
 
 	opts = container_of(fi, struct f_serial_opts, func_inst);
+	gserial_free_line(opts->port_num);
 	kfree(opts);
 }
 
 static struct usb_function_instance *acm_alloc_instance(void)
 {
 	struct f_serial_opts *opts;
+	int ret;
 
 	opts = kzalloc(sizeof(*opts), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!opts)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	opts->func_inst.free_func_inst = acm_free_instance;
+	ret = gserial_alloc_line(&opts->port_num);
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree(opts);
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	}
 	return &opts->func_inst;
 }
 DECLARE_USB_FUNCTION_INIT(acm, acm_alloc_instance, acm_alloc_func);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/multi.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/multi.c
index 34427553271e..a74ebefc7682 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/multi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/multi.c
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ static struct fsg_common fsg_common;
 
 static u8 hostaddr[ETH_ALEN];
 
-static unsigned char tty_line;
 static struct usb_function_instance *fi_acm;
 static struct eth_dev *the_dev;
 
@@ -270,7 +269,6 @@ static int cdc_config_register(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 static int __ref multi_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 {
 	struct usb_gadget *gadget = cdev->gadget;
-	struct f_serial_opts *opts;
 	int status;
 
 	if (!can_support_ecm(cdev->gadget)) {
@@ -285,19 +283,12 @@ static int __ref multi_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 		return PTR_ERR(the_dev);
 
 	/* set up serial link layer */
-	status = gserial_alloc_line(&tty_line);
-	if (status < 0)
-		goto fail0;
-
 	fi_acm = usb_get_function_instance("acm");
 	if (IS_ERR(fi_acm)) {
 		status = PTR_ERR(fi_acm);
-		goto fail0dot5;
+		goto fail0;
 	}
 
-	opts = container_of(fi_acm, struct f_serial_opts, func_inst);
-	opts->port_num = tty_line;
-
 	/* set up mass storage function */
 	{
 		void *retp;
@@ -335,8 +326,6 @@ fail2:
 	fsg_common_put(&fsg_common);
 fail1:
 	usb_put_function_instance(fi_acm);
-fail0dot5:
-	gserial_free_line(tty_line);
 fail0:
 	gether_cleanup(the_dev);
 	return status;
@@ -351,7 +340,6 @@ static int __exit multi_unbind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 	usb_put_function(f_acm_rndis);
 #endif
 	usb_put_function_instance(fi_acm);
-	gserial_free_line(tty_line);
 	gether_cleanup(the_dev);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/nokia.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/nokia.c
index 0c13ddd78bef..b5fbf1a1cb3c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/nokia.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/nokia.c
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ static struct eth_dev *the_dev;
 enum {
 	TTY_PORT_OBEX0,
 	TTY_PORT_OBEX1,
-	TTY_PORT_ACM,
 	TTY_PORTS_MAX,
 };
 
@@ -174,7 +173,6 @@ err_conf:
 static int __init nokia_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 {
 	struct usb_gadget	*gadget = cdev->gadget;
-	struct f_serial_opts	*opts;
 	int			status;
 	int			cur_line;
 
@@ -209,8 +207,6 @@ static int __init nokia_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 	fi_acm = usb_get_function_instance("acm");
 	if (IS_ERR(fi_acm))
 		goto err_usb;
-	opts = container_of(fi_acm, struct f_serial_opts, func_inst);
-	opts->port_num = tty_lines[TTY_PORT_ACM];
 
 	/* finally register the configuration */
 	status = usb_add_config(cdev, &nokia_config_500ma_driver,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/serial.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/serial.c
index 68d7bb06ebcb..c48ca1eb5442 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/serial.c
@@ -169,15 +169,12 @@ static int serial_register_ports(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev,
 		goto out;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < n_ports; i++) {
-		struct f_serial_opts *opts;
 
 		fi_serial[i] = usb_get_function_instance(f_name);
 		if (IS_ERR(fi_serial[i])) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(fi_serial[i]);
 			goto fail;
 		}
-		opts = container_of(fi_serial[i], struct f_serial_opts, func_inst);
-		opts->port_num = tty_lines[i];
 
 		f_serial[i] = usb_get_function(fi_serial[i]);
 		if (IS_ERR(f_serial[i])) {
@@ -212,12 +209,14 @@ out:
 static int __init gs_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 {
 	int			status;
-	int			cur_line;
+	int			cur_line = 0;
 
-	for (cur_line = 0; cur_line < n_ports; cur_line++) {
-		status = gserial_alloc_line(&tty_lines[cur_line]);
-		if (status)
-			goto fail;
+	if (!use_acm) {
+		for (cur_line = 0; cur_line < n_ports; cur_line++) {
+			status = gserial_alloc_line(&tty_lines[cur_line]);
+			if (status)
+				goto fail;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Allocate string descriptor numbers ... note that string
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ static int __init gs_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 
 fail:
 	cur_line--;
-	while (cur_line >= 0)
+	while (cur_line >= 0 && !use_acm)
 		gserial_free_line(tty_lines[cur_line--]);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -270,7 +269,8 @@ static int gs_unbind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 	for (i = 0; i < n_ports; i++) {
 		usb_put_function(f_serial[i]);
 		usb_put_function_instance(fi_serial[i]);
-		gserial_free_line(tty_lines[i]);
+		if (!use_acm)
+			gserial_free_line(tty_lines[i]);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }