diff --git a/criu/cr-restore.c b/criu/cr-restore.c
index 23be81140..bf85ab04b 100644
--- a/criu/cr-restore.c
+++ b/criu/cr-restore.c
@@ -2353,6 +2353,9 @@ int cr_restore_tasks(void)
 	if (vdso_init_restore())
 		goto err;
 
+	if (tty_init_restore())
+		goto err;
+
 	if (opts.cpu_cap & CPU_CAP_IMAGE) {
 		if (cpu_validate_cpuinfo())
 			goto err;
diff --git a/criu/include/tty.h b/criu/include/tty.h
index 95ced8396..8419593e5 100644
--- a/criu/include/tty.h
+++ b/criu/include/tty.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct mount_info;
 extern int devpts_restore(struct mount_info *pm);
 
 extern int tty_prep_fds(void);
+extern int tty_init_restore(void);
 
 extern int devpts_check_bindmount(struct mount_info *m);
 
diff --git a/criu/tty.c b/criu/tty.c
index e9a28897c..dee8d46bf 100644
--- a/criu/tty.c
+++ b/criu/tty.c
@@ -349,11 +349,8 @@ static mutex_t *tty_mutex;
 
 static bool tty_is_master(struct tty_info *info);
 
-static int init_tty_mutex(void)
+int tty_init_restore(void)
 {
-	if (tty_mutex)
-		return 0;
-
 	tty_mutex = shmalloc(sizeof(*tty_mutex));
 	if (!tty_mutex) {
 		pr_err("Can't create ptmx index mutex\n");
@@ -600,9 +597,6 @@ static int __pty_open_ptmx_index(int index, int flags,
 
 	memset(fds, 0xff, sizeof(fds));
 
-	if (init_tty_mutex())
-		return -1;
-
 	mutex_lock(tty_mutex);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(fds); i++) {
@@ -1792,13 +1786,6 @@ static int tty_info_setup(struct tty_info *info)
 
 	add_post_prepare_cb_once(&prep_tty_restore);
 
-	/*
-	 * Call it explicitly. Post-callbacks will be called after
-	 * namespaces preparation, while the latter needs this mutex.
-	 */
-	if (init_tty_mutex())
-		return -1;
-
 	info->fdstore_id = -1;
 	return file_desc_add(&info->d, info->tfe->id, &tty_desc_ops);
 }