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-rw-r--r--drivers/char/virtio_console.c5
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
index e15dbe72edbf..e1d382b15532 100644
--- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
@@ -410,7 +410,10 @@ static ssize_t __send_control_msg(struct ports_device *portdev, u32 port_id,
static ssize_t send_control_msg(struct port *port, unsigned int event,
unsigned int value)
{
- return __send_control_msg(port->portdev, port->id, event, value);
+ /* Did the port get unplugged before userspace closed it? */
+ if (port->portdev)
+ return __send_control_msg(port->portdev, port->id, event, value);
+ return 0;
}
/* Callers must take the port->outvq_lock */