diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
index d595aa5586a7..a84216464ca0 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
@@ -333,6 +333,9 @@ static void serial_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = tty->driver_data;
 
+	if (!port)
+		return;
+
 	dbg("%s - port %d", __func__, port->number);