diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 28c3e86..41e42f1 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -1415,6 +1415,10 @@
 	if (!tty->port)
 		tty->port = driver->ports[idx];
 
+	WARN_RATELIMIT(!tty->port,
+			"%s: %s driver does not set tty->port. This will crash the kernel later. Fix the driver!\n",
+			__func__, tty->driver->name);
+
 	/*
 	 * Structures all installed ... call the ldisc open routines.
 	 * If we fail here just call release_tty to clean up.  No need