diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
index d0d972f7e43e..0489a2bdcdf9 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ static irqreturn_t tegra_uart_isr(int irq, void *data)
 static void tegra_uart_stop_rx(struct uart_port *u)
 {
 	struct tegra_uart_port *tup = to_tegra_uport(u);
-	struct tty_struct *tty = tty_port_tty_get(&tup->uport.state->port);
+	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	struct tty_port *port = &u->state->port;
 	struct dma_tx_state state;
 	unsigned long ier;
@@ -744,6 +744,8 @@ static void tegra_uart_stop_rx(struct uart_port *u)
 	if (!tup->rx_in_progress)
 		return;
 
+	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&tup->uport.state->port);
+
 	tegra_uart_wait_sym_time(tup, 1); /* wait a character interval */
 
 	ier = tup->ier_shadow;