diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
index ab3f6e91853d..3649b83ef863 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
@@ -3102,6 +3102,7 @@ static struct uart_driver sci_uart_driver = {
 static int sci_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
 	struct sci_port *port = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
+	unsigned int type = port->port.type;	/* uart_remove_... clears it */
 
 	sci_ports_in_use &= ~BIT(port->port.line);
 	uart_remove_one_port(&sci_uart_driver, &port->port);
@@ -3112,8 +3113,7 @@ static int sci_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 		sysfs_remove_file(&dev->dev.kobj,
 				  &dev_attr_rx_fifo_trigger.attr);
 	}
-	if (port->port.type == PORT_SCIFA || port->port.type == PORT_SCIFB ||
-	    port->port.type == PORT_HSCIF) {
+	if (type == PORT_SCIFA || type == PORT_SCIFB || type == PORT_HSCIF) {
 		sysfs_remove_file(&dev->dev.kobj,
 				  &dev_attr_rx_fifo_timeout.attr);
 	}