diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/altera_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/altera_uart.c
index 508a3c2b7781..20c610440133 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/altera_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/altera_uart.c
@@ -199,9 +199,8 @@ static void altera_uart_set_termios(struct uart_port *port,
 	 */
 }
 
-static void altera_uart_rx_chars(struct altera_uart *pp)
+static void altera_uart_rx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct uart_port *port = &pp->port;
 	unsigned char ch, flag;
 	unsigned short status;
 
@@ -248,9 +247,8 @@ static void altera_uart_rx_chars(struct altera_uart *pp)
 	spin_lock(&port->lock);
 }
 
-static void altera_uart_tx_chars(struct altera_uart *pp)
+static void altera_uart_tx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct uart_port *port = &pp->port;
 	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
 
 	if (port->x_char) {
@@ -288,9 +286,9 @@ static irqreturn_t altera_uart_interrupt(int irq, void *data)
 
 	spin_lock(&port->lock);
 	if (isr & ALTERA_UART_STATUS_RRDY_MSK)
-		altera_uart_rx_chars(pp);
+		altera_uart_rx_chars(port);
 	if (isr & ALTERA_UART_STATUS_TRDY_MSK)
-		altera_uart_tx_chars(pp);
+		altera_uart_tx_chars(port);
 	spin_unlock(&port->lock);
 
 	return IRQ_RETVAL(isr);