diff --git a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_core.c b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_core.c
index 54c91ffe4a91..c8e335db3451 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_core.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_core.c
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ static void st_tty_close(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	 */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&st_gdata->lock, flags);
 	for (i = ST_BT; i < ST_MAX_CHANNELS; i++) {
-		if (st_gdata->list[i] != NULL)
+		if (st_gdata->is_registered[i] == true)
 			pr_err("%d not un-registered", i);
 		st_gdata->list[i] = NULL;
 	}