diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/uncompress.h
index 47723e8d75a4..78d80683cdc2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <mach/serial.h>
 
-static u32 *uart;
-static u32 *uart_info = (u32 *)(DAVINCI_UART_INFO);
+u32 *uart;
 
 /* PORT_16C550A, in polled non-fifo mode */
 static void putc(char c)
@@ -44,6 +43,8 @@ static inline void flush(void)
 
 static inline void set_uart_info(u32 phys, void * __iomem virt)
 {
+	u32 *uart_info = (u32 *)(DAVINCI_UART_INFO);
+
 	uart = (u32 *)phys;
 	uart_info[0] = phys;
 	uart_info[1] = (u32)virt;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-gemini/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-gemini/include/mach/uncompress.h
index 5483f61a8061..0efa26247235 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-gemini/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-gemini/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/serial_reg.h>
 #include <mach/hardware.h>
 
-static volatile unsigned long *UART = (unsigned long *)GEMINI_UART_BASE;
+static volatile unsigned long * const UART = (unsigned long *)GEMINI_UART_BASE;
 
 /*
  * The following code assumes the serial port has already been
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-iop32x/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-iop32x/include/mach/uncompress.h
index b247551b6f5a..4fd715496f45 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-iop32x/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-iop32x/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <linux/serial_reg.h>
 #include <mach/hardware.h>
 
-static volatile u8 *uart_base;
+volatile u8 *uart_base;
 
 #define TX_DONE		(UART_LSR_TEMT | UART_LSR_THRE)
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-iop33x/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-iop33x/include/mach/uncompress.h
index b42423f63302..f99bb848c5a1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-iop33x/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-iop33x/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <linux/serial_reg.h>
 #include <mach/hardware.h>
 
-static volatile u32 *uart_base;
+volatile u32 *uart_base;
 
 #define TX_DONE		(UART_LSR_TEMT | UART_LSR_THRE)
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/include/mach/uncompress.h
index 2db0078a8cf2..219d7c1dcdba 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 #define TX_DONE (UART_LSR_TEMT|UART_LSR_THRE)
 
-static volatile u32* uart_base;
+volatile u32* uart_base;
 
 static inline void putc(int c)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mmp/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-mmp/include/mach/uncompress.h
index 85bd8a2d84b5..d6daeb7e4ef1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mmp/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mmp/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #define UART2_BASE	(APB_PHYS_BASE + 0x17000)
 #define UART3_BASE	(APB_PHYS_BASE + 0x18000)
 
-static volatile unsigned long *UART;
+volatile unsigned long *UART;
 
 static inline void putc(char c)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/uncompress.h
index f12a1732d8b8..7f8bf6539646 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/mach-types.h>
 
-static unsigned long mxs_duart_base;
+unsigned long mxs_duart_base;
 
 #define MXS_DUART(x)	(*(volatile unsigned long *)(mxs_duart_base + (x)))
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ns9xxx/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-ns9xxx/include/mach/uncompress.h
index 770a68c46e81..00ef4a6d7cb4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ns9xxx/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ns9xxx/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static void putc_dummy(char c, void __iomem *base)
 	/* nothing */
 }
 
-static int timeout;
+int timeout;
 
 static void putc_ns9360(char c, void __iomem *base)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-nuc93x/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-nuc93x/include/mach/uncompress.h
index 73082cd61e84..381cb9baadd5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-nuc93x/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-nuc93x/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define arch_decomp_wdog()
 
 #define TX_DONE	(UART_LSR_TEMT | UART_LSR_THRE)
-static u32 * uart_base = (u32 *)UART0_PA;
+static u32 * const uart_base = (u32 *)UART0_PA;
 
 static void putc(int ch)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/include/mach/uncompress.h
index 759b851ec985..5519a34b667f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 #define BTUART_BASE	(0x40200000)
 #define STUART_BASE	(0x40700000)
 
-static unsigned long uart_base;
-static unsigned int uart_shift;
-static unsigned int uart_is_pxa;
+unsigned long uart_base;
+unsigned int uart_shift;
+unsigned int uart_is_pxa;
 
 static inline unsigned char uart_read(int offset)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-rpc/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-rpc/include/mach/uncompress.h
index 8c9e2c7161c6..9cd9bcdad6cc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-rpc/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-rpc/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ extern __attribute__((pure)) struct param_struct *params(void);
 #define params (params())
 
 #ifndef STANDALONE_DEBUG 
-static unsigned long video_num_cols;
-static unsigned long video_num_rows;
-static unsigned long video_x;
-static unsigned long video_y;
-static unsigned char bytes_per_char_v;
-static int white;
+unsigned long video_num_cols;
+unsigned long video_num_rows;
+unsigned long video_x;
+unsigned long video_y;
+unsigned char bytes_per_char_v;
+int white;
 
 /*
  * This does not append a newline
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s5p64x0/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-s5p64x0/include/mach/uncompress.h
index c65b229aab23..1608faf870ff 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s5p64x0/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s5p64x0/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ typedef unsigned int upf_t;	/* cannot include linux/serial_core.h */
 
 /* uart setup */
 
-static unsigned int fifo_mask;
-static unsigned int fifo_max;
+unsigned int fifo_mask;
+unsigned int fifo_max;
 
 /* forward declerations */
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static void arch_detect_cpu(void);
 /* how many bytes we allow into the FIFO at a time in FIFO mode */
 #define FIFO_MAX	 (14)
 
-static unsigned long uart_base;
+unsigned long uart_base;
 
 static __inline__ void get_uart_base(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/include/mach/uncompress.h
index ab0fe1432fae..088b550c40df 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/amba/serial.h>
 #include <mach/hardware.h>
 
-static u32 ux500_uart_base;
+u32 ux500_uart_base;
 
 static void putc(const char c)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-w90x900/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-w90x900/include/mach/uncompress.h
index 56f1a74d7016..03130212ace2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-w90x900/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-w90x900/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define arch_decomp_wdog()
 
 #define TX_DONE	(UART_LSR_TEMT | UART_LSR_THRE)
-static volatile u32 * uart_base = (u32 *)UART0_PA;
+static volatile u32 * const uart_base = (u32 *)UART0_PA;
 
 static void putc(int ch)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/uncompress.h
index 4864b0afd440..d85e2d1c0324 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/mach-types.h>
 
-static unsigned long uart_base;
+unsigned long uart_base;
 
 #define UART(x) (*(volatile unsigned long *)(uart_base + (x)))
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/uncompress.h
index 30b891c4a93f..565d2664f5a7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/uncompress.h
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 
 #define MDR1_MODE_MASK			0x07
 
-static volatile u8 *uart_base;
-static int uart_shift;
+volatile u8 *uart_base;
+int uart_shift;
 
 /*
  * Store the DEBUG_LL uart number into memory.
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-samsung/include/plat/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/plat-samsung/include/plat/uncompress.h
index 7d6ed7263d57..ee48e12a1e72 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-samsung/include/plat/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-samsung/include/plat/uncompress.h
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ typedef unsigned int upf_t;	/* cannot include linux/serial_core.h */
 
 /* uart setup */
 
-static unsigned int fifo_mask;
-static unsigned int fifo_max;
+unsigned int fifo_mask;
+unsigned int fifo_max;
 
 /* forward declerations */