1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/ttyprintk.c b/drivers/char/ttyprintk.c
index 4945bd3d18d0..d5d2e4a985aa 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ttyprintk.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ttyprintk.c
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ static int __init ttyprintk_init(void)
 {
         int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
-        tpk_port.port.ops = &null_ops;
         mutex_init(&tpk_port.port_write_mutex);
 
         ttyprintk_driver = tty_alloc_driver(1,
@@ -190,6 +189,7 @@ static int __init ttyprintk_init(void)
                 return PTR_ERR(ttyprintk_driver);
 
         tty_port_init(&tpk_port.port);
+        tpk_port.port.ops = &null_ops;
 
         ttyprintk_driver->driver_name = "ttyprintk";
         ttyprintk_driver->name = "ttyprintk";