diff --git a/drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c b/drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c
index f733718bf8e7..1595dba0072c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ static int ehv_bc_console_byte_channel_send(unsigned int handle, const char *s,
 static void ehv_bc_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s,
 				 unsigned int count)
 {
-	unsigned int handle = (uintptr_t)co->data;
 	char s2[EV_BYTE_CHANNEL_MAX_BYTES];
 	unsigned int i, j = 0;
 	char c;
@@ -295,14 +294,14 @@ static void ehv_bc_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s,
 
 		s2[j++] = c;
 		if (j >= (EV_BYTE_CHANNEL_MAX_BYTES - 1)) {
-			if (ehv_bc_console_byte_channel_send(handle, s2, j))
+			if (ehv_bc_console_byte_channel_send(stdout_bc, s2, j))
 				return;
 			j = 0;
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (j)
-		ehv_bc_console_byte_channel_send(handle, s2, j);
+		ehv_bc_console_byte_channel_send(stdout_bc, s2, j);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -348,8 +347,6 @@ static int __init ehv_bc_console_init(void)
 			   CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_EHV_BC_HANDLE);
 #endif
 
-	ehv_bc_console.data = (void *)(uintptr_t)stdout_bc;
-
 	/* add_preferred_console() must be called before register_console(),
 	   otherwise it won't work.  However, we don't want to enumerate all the
 	   byte channels here, either, since we only care about one. */