diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mmp/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-mmp/include/mach/uncompress.h
index a7dcc5307216524b4f2e57c05af043530be64f5a..85bd8a2d84b5e47cc3acc1a24192a8387c3d28ab 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mmp/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mmp/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #define UART2_BASE	(APB_PHYS_BASE + 0x17000)
 #define UART3_BASE	(APB_PHYS_BASE + 0x18000)
 
-static volatile unsigned long *UART = (unsigned long *)UART2_BASE;
+static volatile unsigned long *UART;
 
 static inline void putc(char c)
 {
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ static inline void flush(void)
 
 static inline void arch_decomp_setup(void)
 {
+	/* default to UART2 */
+	UART = (unsigned long *)UART2_BASE;
+
 	if (machine_is_avengers_lite())
 		UART = (unsigned long *)UART3_BASE;
 }