diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/spk_ttyio.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/spk_ttyio.c
index c92bbd05516e..005de0024dd4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/spk_ttyio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/spk_ttyio.c
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ static void spk_ttyio_send_xchar(char ch)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	speakup_tty->ops->send_xchar(speakup_tty, ch);
+	if (speakup_tty->ops->send_xchar)
+		speakup_tty->ops->send_xchar(speakup_tty, ch);
 	mutex_unlock(&speakup_tty_mutex);
 }
 
@@ -277,7 +278,8 @@ static void spk_ttyio_tiocmset(unsigned int set, unsigned int clear)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	speakup_tty->ops->tiocmset(speakup_tty, set, clear);
+	if (speakup_tty->ops->tiocmset)
+		speakup_tty->ops->tiocmset(speakup_tty, set, clear);
 	mutex_unlock(&speakup_tty_mutex);
 }