diff --git a/drivers/char/tlclk.c b/drivers/char/tlclk.c
index 677d230a226c..dd45fe5eb6f2 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tlclk.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tlclk.c
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ static ssize_t tlclk_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf, size_t count,
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations tlclk_fops = {
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.read = tlclk_read,
 	.open = tlclk_open,
 	.release = tlclk_release,
@@ -837,6 +838,9 @@ static void __exit tlclk_cleanup(void)
 	misc_deregister(&tlclk_miscdev);
 	unregister_chrdev(tlclk_major, "telco_clock");
 
+	got_event = 1;
+	wake_up_all(&wq);
+
 	release_region(TLCLK_BASE, 8);
 	timer_delete_sync(&switchover_timer);
 	kfree(alarm_events);