diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
index b3bbee6b67024..04d1b0807e664 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ static void tegra_uart_handle_tx_pio(struct tegra_uart_port *tup)
 }
 
 static void tegra_uart_handle_rx_pio(struct tegra_uart_port *tup,
-		struct tty_port *tty)
+		struct tty_port *port)
 {
 	do {
 		char flag = TTY_NORMAL;
@@ -659,13 +659,12 @@ static void tegra_uart_handle_rx_pio(struct tegra_uart_port *tup,
 		if (tup->uport.ignore_status_mask & UART_LSR_DR)
 			continue;
 
-		if (tty)
-			tty_insert_flip_char(tty, ch, flag);
+		tty_insert_flip_char(port, ch, flag);
 	} while (1);
 }
 
 static void tegra_uart_copy_rx_to_tty(struct tegra_uart_port *tup,
-				      struct tty_port *tty,
+				      struct tty_port *port,
 				      unsigned int count)
 {
 	int copied;
@@ -675,17 +674,13 @@ static void tegra_uart_copy_rx_to_tty(struct tegra_uart_port *tup,
 		return;
 
 	tup->uport.icount.rx += count;
-	if (!tty) {
-		dev_err(tup->uport.dev, "No tty port\n");
-		return;
-	}
 
 	if (tup->uport.ignore_status_mask & UART_LSR_DR)
 		return;
 
 	dma_sync_single_for_cpu(tup->uport.dev, tup->rx_dma_buf_phys,
 				count, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-	copied = tty_insert_flip_string(tty,
+	copied = tty_insert_flip_string(port,
 			((unsigned char *)(tup->rx_dma_buf_virt)), count);
 	if (copied != count) {
 		WARN_ON(1);