diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_mctrl_gpio.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_mctrl_gpio.c
index d2da6aa7f27d..1bb15edcf1e7 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_mctrl_gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_mctrl_gpio.c
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mctrl_gpio_set);
 struct gpio_desc *mctrl_gpio_to_gpiod(struct mctrl_gpios *gpios,
 				      enum mctrl_gpio_idx gidx)
 {
+	if (gpios == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
 	return gpios->gpio[gidx];
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mctrl_gpio_to_gpiod);