diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
index af9b7814965a461921d337047c068aed9bb5d051..b922f5d2e61e0cc52d4aea4ba9c81fca0b7fcc52 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
@@ -1609,9 +1609,11 @@ static struct console atmel_console = {
 static int __init atmel_console_init(void)
 {
 	if (atmel_default_console_device) {
-		add_preferred_console(ATMEL_DEVICENAME,
-				      atmel_default_console_device->id, NULL);
-		atmel_init_port(&atmel_ports[atmel_default_console_device->id],
+		struct atmel_uart_data *pdata =
+			atmel_default_console_device->dev.platform_data;
+
+		add_preferred_console(ATMEL_DEVICENAME, pdata->num, NULL);
+		atmel_init_port(&atmel_ports[pdata->num],
 				atmel_default_console_device);
 		register_console(&atmel_console);
 	}