1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
index 026ea6c27e07..48306bc733f7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
@@ -646,13 +646,13 @@ static int put_chars(u32 vtermno, const char *buf, int count)
 {
         struct port *port;
 
+        if (unlikely(early_put_chars))
+                return early_put_chars(vtermno, buf, count);
+
         port = find_port_by_vtermno(vtermno);
         if (!port)
                 return 0;
 
-        if (unlikely(early_put_chars))
-                return early_put_chars(vtermno, buf, count);
-
         return send_buf(port, (void *)buf, count);
 }