diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
index dd4c02fa4820..7497f1d4a818 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ static struct uart_port *cdns_uart_get_port(int id)
 	struct uart_port *port;
 
 	/* Try the given port id if failed use default method */
-	if (cdns_uart_port[id].mapbase != 0) {
+	if (id < CDNS_UART_NR_PORTS && cdns_uart_port[id].mapbase != 0) {
 		/* Find the next unused port */
 		for (id = 0; id < CDNS_UART_NR_PORTS; id++)
 			if (cdns_uart_port[id].mapbase == 0)