diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/altera_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/altera_uart.c
index e7903751e058..1f0330915d5a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/altera_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/altera_uart.c
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ static int __devinit altera_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	res_mem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	if (res_mem)
 		port->mapbase = res_mem->start;
-	else if (platp->mapbase)
+	else if (platp)
 		port->mapbase = platp->mapbase;
 	else
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ static int __devinit altera_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	res_irq = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_IRQ, 0);
 	if (res_irq)
 		port->irq = res_irq->start;
-	else if (platp->irq)
+	else if (platp)
 		port->irq = platp->irq;
 
 	/* Check platform data first so we can override device node data */