diff --git a/drivers/serial/of_serial.c b/drivers/serial/of_serial.c
index a64d85821996..c0e50a461055 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/of_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/of_serial.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static struct of_device_id __devinitdata of_platform_serial_table[] = {
 	{ /* end of list */ },
 };
 
-static struct of_platform_driver __devinitdata of_platform_serial_driver = {
+static struct of_platform_driver of_platform_serial_driver = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.name = "of_serial",
 	.probe = of_platform_serial_probe,