diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_aspeed_vuart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_aspeed_vuart.c
index 6e67fd89445a..d657aa14c3e4 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_aspeed_vuart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_aspeed_vuart.c
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
  *    Copyright (C) 2016 Jeremy Kerr <jk@ozlabs.org>, IBM Corp.
  *    Copyright (C) 2006 Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>, IBM Corp.
  */
-#if defined(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE) && defined(CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ)
-#define SUPPORT_SYSRQ
-#endif
-
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
@@ -406,6 +402,7 @@ static int aspeed_vuart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	port.port.unthrottle = aspeed_vuart_unthrottle;
 	port.port.status = UPSTAT_SYNC_FIFO;
 	port.port.dev = &pdev->dev;
+	port.port.has_sysrq = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE);
 
 	rc = sysfs_create_group(&vuart->dev->kobj, &aspeed_vuart_attr_group);
 	if (rc < 0)