{
        struct serdev_controller *ctrl = port->client_data;
        struct serport *serport = serdev_controller_get_drvdata(ctrl);
+       struct tty_struct *tty;
+
+       tty = tty_port_tty_get(port);
+       if (!tty)
+               return;
 
-       if (test_and_clear_bit(TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP, &port->tty->flags) &&
+       if (test_and_clear_bit(TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP, &tty->flags) &&
            test_bit(SERPORT_ACTIVE, &serport->flags))
                serdev_controller_write_wakeup(ctrl);
 
-       wake_up_interruptible_poll(&port->tty->write_wait, POLLOUT);
+       wake_up_interruptible_poll(&tty->write_wait, POLLOUT);
+
+       tty_kref_put(tty);
 }
 
 static const struct tty_port_client_operations client_ops = {