diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index f41cba10b86b9..828f9ad1be49c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -1467,6 +1467,10 @@ static void uart_set_ldisc(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct uart_state *state = tty->driver_data;
 	struct uart_port *uport;
+	struct tty_port *port = &state->port;
+
+	if (!tty_port_initialized(port))
+		return;
 
 	mutex_lock(&state->port.mutex);
 	uport = uart_port_check(state);