diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 3faf643de75299d0f3dd9ff35ffcbc0a472ebeb0..537bcd7c4941de8941c544ea68ce23a30dcd3db6 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -287,11 +287,13 @@ static void uart_shutdown(struct tty_struct *tty, struct uart_state *state)
 		/*
 		 * Turn off DTR and RTS early.
 		 */
-		if (uport && uart_console(uport) && tty)
-			uport->cons->cflag = tty->termios.c_cflag;
+		if (uport) {
+			if (uart_console(uport) && tty)
+				uport->cons->cflag = tty->termios.c_cflag;
 
-		if (!tty || C_HUPCL(tty))
-			uart_port_dtr_rts(uport, 0);
+			if (!tty || C_HUPCL(tty))
+				uart_port_dtr_rts(uport, 0);
+		}
 
 		uart_port_shutdown(port);
 	}