diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
index 026ea6c27e07df30a9e777c0f43a70f3258af4b6..48306bc733f7d11f7d60c92dc633af95e236d60f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
@@ -646,13 +646,13 @@ static int put_chars(u32 vtermno, const char *buf, int count)
 {
 	struct port *port;
 
+	if (unlikely(early_put_chars))
+		return early_put_chars(vtermno, buf, count);
+
 	port = find_port_by_vtermno(vtermno);
 	if (!port)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (unlikely(early_put_chars))
-		return early_put_chars(vtermno, buf, count);
-
 	return send_buf(port, (void *)buf, count);
 }