diff --git a/arch/mips/bcm47xx/serial.c b/arch/mips/bcm47xx/serial.c
index df761d38f7fc..e3c9872a4aa5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bcm47xx/serial.c
+++ b/arch/mips/bcm47xx/serial.c
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 /*
+ * 8250 UART probe driver for the BCM47XX platforms
+ * Author: Aurelien Jarno
+ *
  * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
  * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
  * for more details.
@@ -6,7 +9,6 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2007 Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net>
  */
 
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/serial.h>
 #include <linux/serial_8250.h>
@@ -88,9 +90,4 @@ static int __init uart8250_init(void)
 	}
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
-
-module_init(uart8250_init);
-
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net>");
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("8250 UART probe driver for the BCM47XX platforms");
+device_initcall(uart8250_init);