diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c b/drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c
index c42de71..972c04d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c
@@ -798,8 +798,8 @@
 		goto error_ret;
 	}
 
-	pport->ops = &ifx_tty_port_ops;
 	tty_port_init(pport);
+	pport->ops = &ifx_tty_port_ops;
 	ifx_dev->minor = IFX_SPI_TTY_ID;
 	ifx_dev->tty_dev = tty_register_device(tty_drv, ifx_dev->minor,
 					       &ifx_dev->spi_dev->dev);