diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-dbgtty.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-dbgtty.c
index 7e44e62d6ea9..3d51e8d82659 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-dbgtty.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-dbgtty.c
@@ -665,11 +665,11 @@ int dbc_tty_init(void)
 
 void dbc_tty_exit(void)
 {
-	if (dbc_tty_driver) {
-		tty_unregister_driver(dbc_tty_driver);
-		tty_driver_kref_put(dbc_tty_driver);
-		dbc_tty_driver = NULL;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(dbc_tty_driver))
+		return;
 
+	tty_unregister_driver(dbc_tty_driver);
+	tty_driver_kref_put(dbc_tty_driver);
 	idr_destroy(&dbc_tty_minors);
+	dbc_tty_driver = NULL;
 }