diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/srmcons.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/srmcons.c
index 21b57a6..6f01d9a 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/srmcons.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/srmcons.c
@@ -44,9 +44,8 @@
 
 /* called with callback_lock held */
 static int
-srmcons_do_receive_chars(struct tty_struct *tty)
+srmcons_do_receive_chars(struct tty_port *port)
 {
-	struct tty_port *port = tty->port;
 	srmcons_result result;
 	int count = 0, loops = 0;
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@
 	} while((result.bits.status & 1) && (++loops < 10));
 
 	if (count)
-		tty_schedule_flip(tty);
+		tty_schedule_flip(port);
 
 	return count;
 }
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	if (spin_trylock(&srmcons_callback_lock)) {
-		if (!srmcons_do_receive_chars(port->tty))
+		if (!srmcons_do_receive_chars(port))
 			incr = 100;
 		spin_unlock(&srmcons_callback_lock);
 	} 
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@
 
 /* called with callback_lock held */
 static int
-srmcons_do_write(struct tty_struct *tty, const char *buf, int count)
+srmcons_do_write(struct tty_port *port, const char *buf, int count)
 {
 	static char str_cr[1] = "\r";
 	long c, remaining = count;
@@ -114,10 +113,10 @@
 			cur += result.bits.c;
 
 			/*
-			 * Check for pending input iff a tty was provided
+			 * Check for pending input iff a tty port was provided
 			 */
-			if (tty)
-				srmcons_do_receive_chars(tty);
+			if (port)
+				srmcons_do_receive_chars(port);
 		}
 
 		while (need_cr) {
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&srmcons_callback_lock, flags);
-	srmcons_do_write(tty, (const char *) buf, count);
+	srmcons_do_write(tty->port, (const char *) buf, count);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&srmcons_callback_lock, flags);
 
 	return count;