diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index fbf6c5ad222f..3ce68f962c92 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/console.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
@@ -2615,6 +2616,8 @@ int uart_add_one_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *uport)
 		spin_lock_init(&uport->lock);
 		lockdep_set_class(&uport->lock, &port_lock_key);
 	}
+	if (uport->cons && uport->dev)
+		of_console_check(uport->dev->of_node, uport->cons->name, uport->line);
 
 	uart_configure_port(drv, state, uport);