diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
index ce41009756f3..227f43d2bd56 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
@@ -945,20 +945,13 @@ static int mos7720_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct usb_serial_port *port)
  *	this function is called by the tty driver when it wants to know how many
  *	bytes of data we currently have outstanding in the port (data that has
  *	been written, but hasn't made it out the port yet)
- *	If successful, we return the number of bytes left to be written in the
- *	system,
- *	Otherwise we return a negative error number.
  */
 static unsigned int mos7720_chars_in_buffer(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = tty->driver_data;
+	struct moschip_port *mos7720_port = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 	int i;
 	unsigned int chars = 0;
-	struct moschip_port *mos7720_port;
-
-	mos7720_port = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
-	if (mos7720_port == NULL)
-		return 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_URBS; ++i) {
 		if (mos7720_port->write_urb_pool[i] &&
@@ -1030,20 +1023,14 @@ static void mos7720_break(struct tty_struct *tty, int break_state)
  * mos7720_write_room
  *	this function is called by the tty driver when it wants to know how many
  *	bytes of data we can accept for a specific port.
- *	If successful, we return the amount of room that we have for this port
- *	Otherwise we return a negative error number.
  */
 static unsigned int mos7720_write_room(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = tty->driver_data;
-	struct moschip_port *mos7720_port;
+	struct moschip_port *mos7720_port = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 	unsigned int room = 0;
 	int i;
 
-	mos7720_port = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
-	if (mos7720_port == NULL)
-		return 0;
-
 	/* FIXME: Locking */
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_URBS; ++i) {
 		if (mos7720_port->write_urb_pool[i] &&