diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 0f45b7884a2c58a299668591e87bead1f6628f98..bc6caea6099f4f9693415b055711187001e09a55 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -2083,7 +2083,7 @@ int uart_suspend_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *uport)
 	mutex_lock(&port->mutex);
 
 	tty_dev = device_find_child(uport->dev, &match, serial_match_port);
-	if (device_may_wakeup(tty_dev)) {
+	if (tty_dev && device_may_wakeup(tty_dev)) {
 		if (!enable_irq_wake(uport->irq))
 			uport->irq_wake = 1;
 		put_device(tty_dev);