diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
index 1aaeca8727d4900812c6f94cd56fa97e2a921a0c..156b5aaed95ba4d87eb16903833417cd56cef3fb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
@@ -1613,6 +1613,9 @@ static int serial_omap_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	struct uart_omap_port *up = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct omap_uart_port_info *pdata = dev->platform_data;
 
+	if (!up)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/*
 	* When using 'no_console_suspend', the console UART must not be
 	* suspended. Since driver suspend is managed by runtime suspend,
@@ -1623,9 +1626,6 @@ static int serial_omap_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	    uart_console(&up->port))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	if (!up)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (!pdata)
 		return 0;