diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 5d5570bebfeb611cdb2eed505895091a74ef26d6..8ff0efac6aa0d3f9c8c7ee3c2823cc40fb3a9cd0 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -374,14 +374,16 @@ 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;
-			uport->cons->ispeed = tty->termios.c_ispeed;
-			uport->cons->ospeed = tty->termios.c_ospeed;
-		}
+		if (uport) {
+			if (uart_console(uport) && tty) {
+				uport->cons->cflag = tty->termios.c_cflag;
+				uport->cons->ispeed = tty->termios.c_ispeed;
+				uport->cons->ospeed = tty->termios.c_ospeed;
+			}
 
-		if (!tty || C_HUPCL(tty))
-			uart_port_dtr_rts(uport, false);
+			if (!tty || C_HUPCL(tty))
+				uart_port_dtr_rts(uport, false);
+		}
 
 		uart_port_shutdown(port);
 	}