diff --git a/drivers/tty/serdev/serdev-ttyport.c b/drivers/tty/serdev/serdev-ttyport.c
index d1cdd2ab8b4c..d367803e2044 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serdev/serdev-ttyport.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serdev/serdev-ttyport.c
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ struct device *serdev_tty_port_register(struct tty_port *port,
 					struct device *parent,
 					struct tty_driver *drv, int idx)
 {
-	const struct tty_port_client_operations *old_ops;
 	struct serdev_controller *ctrl;
 	struct serport *serport;
 	int ret;
@@ -284,7 +283,6 @@ struct device *serdev_tty_port_register(struct tty_port *port,
 
 	ctrl->ops = &ctrl_ops;
 
-	old_ops = port->client_ops;
 	port->client_ops = &client_ops;
 	port->client_data = ctrl;
 
@@ -297,7 +295,7 @@ struct device *serdev_tty_port_register(struct tty_port *port,
 
 err_reset_data:
 	port->client_data = NULL;
-	port->client_ops = old_ops;
+	port->client_ops = &tty_port_default_client_ops;
 	serdev_controller_put(ctrl);
 
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
@@ -312,8 +310,8 @@ int serdev_tty_port_unregister(struct tty_port *port)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	serdev_controller_remove(ctrl);
-	port->client_ops = NULL;
 	port->client_data = NULL;
+	port->client_ops = &tty_port_default_client_ops;
 	serdev_controller_put(ctrl);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_port.c b/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
index 044c3cbdcfa4..ea80bf872f54 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@ static void tty_port_default_wakeup(struct tty_port *port)
 	}
 }
 
-static const struct tty_port_client_operations default_client_ops = {
+const struct tty_port_client_operations tty_port_default_client_ops = {
 	.receive_buf = tty_port_default_receive_buf,
 	.write_wakeup = tty_port_default_wakeup,
 };
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_port_default_client_ops);
 
 void tty_port_init(struct tty_port *port)
 {
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ void tty_port_init(struct tty_port *port)
 	spin_lock_init(&port->lock);
 	port->close_delay = (50 * HZ) / 100;
 	port->closing_wait = (3000 * HZ) / 100;
-	port->client_ops = &default_client_ops;
+	port->client_ops = &tty_port_default_client_ops;
 	kref_init(&port->kref);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_port_init);
diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index bfa4e2ee94a9..bd5fe0e907e8 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ struct tty_port_client_operations {
 	void (*write_wakeup)(struct tty_port *port);
 };
 
+extern const struct tty_port_client_operations tty_port_default_client_ops;
+
 struct tty_port {
 	struct tty_bufhead	buf;		/* Locked internally */
 	struct tty_struct	*tty;		/* Back pointer */