diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci.c
index aa0166b6d450dcadc85b89d3939c7ae3dd4f0cbc..116436b7fa52a96c740e025d7b5c613e1d365fa8 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci.c
@@ -5642,17 +5642,15 @@ static pci_ers_result_t serial8250_io_slot_reset(struct pci_dev *dev)
 static void serial8250_io_resume(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct serial_private *priv = pci_get_drvdata(dev);
-	const struct pciserial_board *board;
+	struct serial_private *new;
 
 	if (!priv)
 		return;
 
-	board = priv->board;
-	kfree(priv);
-	priv = pciserial_init_ports(dev, board);
-
-	if (!IS_ERR(priv)) {
-		pci_set_drvdata(dev, priv);
+	new = pciserial_init_ports(dev, priv->board);
+	if (!IS_ERR(new)) {
+		pci_set_drvdata(dev, new);
+		kfree(priv);
 	}
 }