diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
index 7d931693b311..bfa421ab3253 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static void univ8250_release_irq(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 		serial_unlink_irq_chain(up);
 }
 
-const struct uart_ops *univ8250_port_base_ops = NULL;
+const struct uart_ops *univ8250_port_base_ops;
 struct uart_ops univ8250_port_ops;
 
 static const struct uart_8250_ops univ8250_driver_ops = {