diff --git a/drivers/ps3/ps3-vuart.c b/drivers/ps3/ps3-vuart.c
index d6db822bef84..632701a1d993 100644
--- a/drivers/ps3/ps3-vuart.c
+++ b/drivers/ps3/ps3-vuart.c
@@ -1000,12 +1000,11 @@ static int ps3_vuart_probe(struct ps3_system_bus_device *dev)
 	dev_dbg(&dev->core, "%s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
 
 	drv = ps3_system_bus_dev_to_vuart_drv(dev);
+	BUG_ON(!drv);
 
 	dev_dbg(&dev->core, "%s:%d: (%s)\n", __func__, __LINE__,
 		drv->core.core.name);
 
-	BUG_ON(!drv);
-
 	if (dev->port_number >= PORT_COUNT) {
 		BUG();
 		return -EINVAL;