diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index b5c4e64f2990ae1c34a66c8438774a0f4475b88b..ca98a3f65fe1ffc77a8a26f886ffec1aa51e02c7 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -2643,6 +2643,7 @@ int uart_remove_one_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *uport)
 {
 	struct uart_state *state = drv->state + uport->line;
 	struct tty_port *port = &state->port;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	BUG_ON(in_interrupt());
 
@@ -2657,6 +2658,11 @@ int uart_remove_one_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *uport)
 	 * succeeding while we shut down the port.
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&port->mutex);
+	if (!state->uart_port) {
+		mutex_unlock(&port->mutex);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
 	uport->flags |= UPF_DEAD;
 	mutex_unlock(&port->mutex);
 
@@ -2680,9 +2686,10 @@ int uart_remove_one_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *uport)
 	uport->type = PORT_UNKNOWN;
 
 	state->uart_port = NULL;
+out:
 	mutex_unlock(&port_mutex);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*