diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
index 382f11c6720c..945d252b93e3 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
@@ -1100,6 +1100,8 @@ static const struct uart_ops cdns_uart_ops = {
 #endif
 };
 
+static struct uart_driver cdns_uart_uart_driver;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_XILINX_PS_UART_CONSOLE
 /**
  * cdns_uart_console_putchar - write the character to the FIFO buffer
@@ -1240,8 +1242,6 @@ static int cdns_uart_console_setup(struct console *co, char *options)
 	return uart_set_options(port, co, baud, parity, bits, flow);
 }
 
-static struct uart_driver cdns_uart_uart_driver;
-
 static struct console cdns_uart_console = {
 	.name	= CDNS_UART_TTY_NAME,
 	.write	= cdns_uart_console_write,
@@ -1253,18 +1253,6 @@ static struct console cdns_uart_console = {
 };
 #endif /* CONFIG_SERIAL_XILINX_PS_UART_CONSOLE */
 
-static struct uart_driver cdns_uart_uart_driver = {
-	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
-	.driver_name	= CDNS_UART_NAME,
-	.dev_name	= CDNS_UART_TTY_NAME,
-	.major		= CDNS_UART_MAJOR,
-	.minor		= CDNS_UART_MINOR,
-	.nr		= CDNS_UART_NR_PORTS,
-#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_XILINX_PS_UART_CONSOLE
-	.cons		= &cdns_uart_console,
-#endif
-};
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 /**
  * cdns_uart_suspend - suspend event
@@ -1430,6 +1418,16 @@ static int cdns_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	if (!cdns_uart_uart_driver.state) {
+		cdns_uart_uart_driver.owner = THIS_MODULE;
+		cdns_uart_uart_driver.driver_name = CDNS_UART_NAME;
+		cdns_uart_uart_driver.dev_name = CDNS_UART_TTY_NAME;
+		cdns_uart_uart_driver.major = CDNS_UART_MAJOR;
+		cdns_uart_uart_driver.minor = CDNS_UART_MINOR;
+		cdns_uart_uart_driver.nr = CDNS_UART_NR_PORTS;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_XILINX_PS_UART_CONSOLE
+		cdns_uart_uart_driver.cons = &cdns_uart_console;
+#endif
+
 		rc = uart_register_driver(&cdns_uart_uart_driver);
 		if (rc < 0) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to register driver\n");