diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.c b/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.c
index bf9301094c41..be405c6115ca 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.c
@@ -1275,11 +1275,18 @@ static inline struct s3c24xx_serial_drv_data *s3c24xx_get_driver_data(
 static int s3c24xx_serial_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct s3c24xx_uart_port *ourport;
+	int index = probe_index;
 	int ret;
 
-	dbg("s3c24xx_serial_probe(%p) %d\n", pdev, probe_index);
+	if (pdev->dev.of_node) {
+		ret = of_alias_get_id(pdev->dev.of_node, "serial");
+		if (ret >= 0)
+			index = ret;
+	}
 
-	ourport = &s3c24xx_serial_ports[probe_index];
+	dbg("s3c24xx_serial_probe(%p) %d\n", pdev, index);
+
+	ourport = &s3c24xx_serial_ports[index];
 
 	ourport->drv_data = s3c24xx_get_driver_data(pdev);
 	if (!ourport->drv_data) {
@@ -1295,7 +1302,7 @@ static int s3c24xx_serial_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ourport->port.fifosize = (ourport->info->fifosize) ?
 		ourport->info->fifosize :
-		ourport->drv_data->fifosize[probe_index];
+		ourport->drv_data->fifosize[index];
 
 	probe_index++;