diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ark3116.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ark3116.c
index c9fd486c1c7d7a030b9d5b039caabe2a9f3f5c56..2a8e537cb046eb77a7bcc77a60679d7d716a96cf 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ark3116.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ark3116.c
@@ -172,11 +172,6 @@ static void ark3116_set_termios(struct usb_serial_port *port,
 
 	dbg("%s - port %d", __FUNCTION__, port->number);
 
-	if (!port->tty || !port->tty->termios) {
-		dbg("%s - no tty structures", __FUNCTION__);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 	if (!priv->termios_initialized) {
 		*(port->tty->termios) = tty_std_termios;