diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
index abcb4d09a2d866d05b7af3c1ff5d3f68492514c1..bd72dd843338dc9a3aecaacaa04dc7b2fc2442db 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ static int __init cdns_early_console_setup(struct earlycon_device *device,
 	/* only set baud if specified on command line - otherwise
 	 * assume it has been initialized by a boot loader.
 	 */
-	if (device->baud) {
+	if (port->uartclk && device->baud) {
 		u32 cd = 0, bdiv = 0;
 		u32 mr;
 		int div8;