diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_mtk.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_mtk.c
index 3489fbcb7313a1e1cc59e6591beccf313f865eb0..3611ec9bb4fa27407cc50f157321f8e4ed1708fd 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_mtk.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_mtk.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static struct platform_driver mtk8250_platform_driver = {
 };
 module_platform_driver(mtk8250_platform_driver);
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE) && !defined(MODULE)
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
 static int __init early_mtk8250_setup(struct earlycon_device *device,
 					const char *options)
 {