diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pxa.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pxa.c
index b9bcbe20a2be..c47188860e32 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pxa.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pxa.c
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ static int serial_pxa_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = of_alias_get_id(pdev->dev.of_node, "serial");
+	if (ret >= 0)
+		uart.port.line = ret;
+
 	uart.port.type = PORT_XSCALE;
 	uart.port.iotype = UPIO_MEM32;
 	uart.port.mapbase = mmres->start;