diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
index aff04f1de3a5..ea734edd6f0b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static void dw8250_set_termios(struct uart_port *p, struct ktermios *termios,
 	long rate;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (IS_ERR(d->clk) || !old)
+	if (IS_ERR(d->clk))
 		goto out;
 
 	clk_disable_unprepare(d->clk);