diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgap/dgap_fep5.c b/drivers/staging/dgap/dgap_fep5.c
index ed3cb151d6daba778dfe1313b145bb6d65843bdc..ce87752b91724d9d151bb262622ac3d89eb41b4b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgap/dgap_fep5.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgap/dgap_fep5.c
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ int dgap_param(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	DPR_PARAM(("param start: tdev: %x cflags: %x oflags: %x iflags: %x\n",
 		ch->ch_tun.un_dev, ch->ch_c_cflag, ch->ch_c_oflag, ch->ch_c_iflag));
 
-	ts = tty->termios;
+	ts = &tty->termios;
 
 	/*
 	 * If baud rate is zero, flush queues, and set mval to drop DTR.