diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgap/dgap_tty.c b/drivers/staging/dgap/dgap_tty.c
index 0ca141691d2c..b906db30b617 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgap/dgap_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgap/dgap_tty.c
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ static void dgap_tty_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file)
 	if (!bd || bd->magic != DGAP_BOARD_MAGIC)
 		return;
 
-	ts = tty->termios;
+	ts = &tty->termios;
 
 	DPR_CLOSE(("Close called\n"));