diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.c b/drivers/serial/8250.c
index c66bb44c47477e4bf7dfe6b3be5a1d746ae45b28..006617e2211d91635219acdfd0cdf9f0e8e7cf94 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/8250.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250.c
@@ -2486,7 +2486,7 @@ static void serial8250_config_port(struct uart_port *port, int flags)
 static int
 serial8250_verify_port(struct uart_port *port, struct serial_struct *ser)
 {
-	if (ser->irq >= NR_IRQS || ser->irq < 0 ||
+	if (ser->irq >= nr_irqs || ser->irq < 0 ||
 	    ser->baud_base < 9600 || ser->type < PORT_UNKNOWN ||
 	    ser->type >= ARRAY_SIZE(uart_config) || ser->type == PORT_CIRRUS ||
 	    ser->type == PORT_STARTECH)
diff --git a/drivers/serial/amba-pl010.c b/drivers/serial/amba-pl010.c
index 90b56c2c31e20f7cc5d2ea0fccb73a2a1f4b8d98..71562689116ff4e45f326dbfc6e8cbb10732ad31 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/amba-pl010.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/amba-pl010.c
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ static int pl010_verify_port(struct uart_port *port, struct serial_struct *ser)
 	int ret = 0;
 	if (ser->type != PORT_UNKNOWN && ser->type != PORT_AMBA)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
-	if (ser->irq < 0 || ser->irq >= NR_IRQS)
+	if (ser->irq < 0 || ser->irq >= nr_irqs)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	if (ser->baud_base < 9600)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/serial/amba-pl011.c b/drivers/serial/amba-pl011.c
index 9d08f27208a187db0823fee6dcabf22ba3ac0668..b7180046f8dba082f02767e07775fae72aafc53d 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/amba-pl011.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/amba-pl011.c
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ static int pl010_verify_port(struct uart_port *port, struct serial_struct *ser)
 	int ret = 0;
 	if (ser->type != PORT_UNKNOWN && ser->type != PORT_AMBA)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
-	if (ser->irq < 0 || ser->irq >= NR_IRQS)
+	if (ser->irq < 0 || ser->irq >= nr_irqs)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	if (ser->baud_base < 9600)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_core.c b/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_core.c
index 25efca5a7a1ffe423b0757f2a89f660390537e20..e54574c49a380966add8feecbb3e025608518840 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_core.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_core.c
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ static int cpm_uart_verify_port(struct uart_port *port,
 
 	if (ser->type != PORT_UNKNOWN && ser->type != PORT_CPM)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
-	if (ser->irq < 0 || ser->irq >= NR_IRQS)
+	if (ser->irq < 0 || ser->irq >= nr_irqs)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	if (ser->baud_base < 9600)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/serial/m32r_sio.c b/drivers/serial/m32r_sio.c
index 23d0305110195353e8d74146fe477d1efb365608..611c97a15654d546a4941fe6e1b1008cef3c237f 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/m32r_sio.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/m32r_sio.c
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ static void m32r_sio_config_port(struct uart_port *port, int flags)
 static int
 m32r_sio_verify_port(struct uart_port *port, struct serial_struct *ser)
 {
-	if (ser->irq >= NR_IRQS || ser->irq < 0 ||
+	if (ser->irq >= nr_irqs || ser->irq < 0 ||
 	    ser->baud_base < 9600 || ser->type < PORT_UNKNOWN ||
 	    ser->type >= ARRAY_SIZE(uart_config))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ static int __init m32r_sio_init(void)
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Serial: M32R SIO driver\n");
 
-	for (i = 0; i < NR_IRQS; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_irqs; i++)
 		spin_lock_init(&irq_lists[i].lock);
 
 	ret = uart_register_driver(&m32r_sio_reg);
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
index 6bdf3362e3b1e5f743ae8bad1f0bc8c9f682bf08..874786a11fe9977b98d4de8c540669111170e7ee 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ static int uart_set_info(struct uart_state *state,
 	if (port->ops->verify_port)
 		retval = port->ops->verify_port(port, &new_serial);
 
-	if ((new_serial.irq >= NR_IRQS) || (new_serial.irq < 0) ||
+	if ((new_serial.irq >= nr_irqs) || (new_serial.irq < 0) ||
 	    (new_serial.baud_base < 9600))
 		retval = -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_lh7a40x.c b/drivers/serial/serial_lh7a40x.c
index cb49a5ac022f880d38008c65ae4b844880c92fc3..61dc8b3daa26ce2c5159febbc05d71f89746ce54 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_lh7a40x.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_lh7a40x.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ static int lh7a40xuart_verify_port (struct uart_port* port,
 
 	if (ser->type != PORT_UNKNOWN && ser->type != PORT_LH7A40X)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
-	if (ser->irq < 0 || ser->irq >= NR_IRQS)
+	if (ser->irq < 0 || ser->irq >= nr_irqs)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	if (ser->baud_base < 9600) /* *** FIXME: is this true? */
 		ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/serial/sh-sci.c b/drivers/serial/sh-sci.c
index 3df2aaec829fe874a633fecc3def9d5369e64446..667b4b8fd07404f965e297d92b7a431af4378d62 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/sh-sci.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/sh-sci.c
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ static int sci_verify_port(struct uart_port *port, struct serial_struct *ser)
 {
 	struct sci_port *s = &sci_ports[port->line];
 
-	if (ser->irq != s->irqs[SCIx_TXI_IRQ] || ser->irq > NR_IRQS)
+	if (ser->irq != s->irqs[SCIx_TXI_IRQ] || ser->irq > nr_irqs)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (ser->baud_base < 2400)
 		/* No paper tape reader for Mitch.. */
diff --git a/drivers/serial/ucc_uart.c b/drivers/serial/ucc_uart.c
index 5c5d18dcb6aca4b0443b9bb8d3d5b2579b5705c0..503f0b99a3b89c93f1404285fdff0ebd78a8748f 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/ucc_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/ucc_uart.c
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ static int qe_uart_verify_port(struct uart_port *port,
 	if (ser->type != PORT_UNKNOWN && ser->type != PORT_CPM)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (ser->irq < 0 || ser->irq >= NR_IRQS)
+	if (ser->irq < 0 || ser->irq >= nr_irqs)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (ser->baud_base < 9600)