diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_async.c b/drivers/net/ppp_async.c
index f023d5b..1c4b7e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_async.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_async.c
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@
 	struct asyncppp *ap;
 	int err;
 
+	if (tty->ops->write == NULL)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	ap = kzalloc(sizeof(*ap), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ap)
@@ -359,8 +362,8 @@
 		tasklet_schedule(&ap->tsk);
 	ap_put(ap);
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(TTY_THROTTLED, &tty->flags)
-	    && tty->driver->unthrottle)
-		tty->driver->unthrottle(tty);
+	    && tty->ops->unthrottle)
+		tty->ops->unthrottle(tty);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -676,7 +679,7 @@
 		if (!tty_stuffed && ap->optr < ap->olim) {
 			avail = ap->olim - ap->optr;
 			set_bit(TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP, &tty->flags);
-			sent = tty->driver->write(tty, ap->optr, avail);
+			sent = tty->ops->write(tty, ap->optr, avail);
 			if (sent < 0)
 				goto flush;	/* error, e.g. loss of CD */
 			ap->optr += sent;