diff --git a/drivers/serial/timbuart.c b/drivers/serial/timbuart.c
index 67ca642713b8..1f36b7eb7351 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/timbuart.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/timbuart.c
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ static struct uart_driver timbuart_driver = {
 	.nr = 1
 };
 
-static int timbuart_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
+static int __devinit timbuart_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
 	int err, irq;
 	struct timbuart_port *uart;
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ err_mem:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int timbuart_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
+static int __devexit timbuart_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
 	struct timbuart_port *uart = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
 
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ static struct platform_driver timbuart_platform_driver = {
 		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe		= timbuart_probe,
-	.remove		= timbuart_remove,
+	.remove		= __devexit_p(timbuart_remove),
 };
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/