diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at572d940hf_devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at572d940hf_devices.c
index 0fc20a240782a933a3f18e70c94668d10294d2b9..e52c8e078b0ff73185705aa792dbd61155861fa8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at572d940hf_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at572d940hf_devices.c
@@ -822,6 +822,7 @@ struct platform_device *atmel_default_console_device;	/* the serial console devi
 void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
+	struct atmel_uart_data *pdata;
 
 	switch (id) {
 		case 0:		/* DBGU */
@@ -847,7 +848,8 @@ void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 		default:
 			return;
 	}
-	pdev->id = portnr;		/* update to mapped ID */
+	pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	pdata->num = portnr;		/* update to mapped ID */
 
 	if (portnr < ATMEL_MAX_UART)
 		at91_uarts[portnr] = pdev;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91cap9_devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91cap9_devices.c
index 21020ceb2f3ac308064c52d5e5379c02c9d8ca73..ffda9099f6faccc41c2955eddc5fc7e860c17e13 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91cap9_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91cap9_devices.c
@@ -1199,6 +1199,7 @@ struct platform_device *atmel_default_console_device;	/* the serial console devi
 void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
+	struct atmel_uart_data *pdata;
 
 	switch (id) {
 		case 0:		/* DBGU */
@@ -1224,7 +1225,8 @@ void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 		default:
 			return;
 	}
-	pdev->id = portnr;		/* update to mapped ID */
+	pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	pdata->num = portnr;		/* update to mapped ID */
 
 	if (portnr < ATMEL_MAX_UART)
 		at91_uarts[portnr] = pdev;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91rm9200_devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91rm9200_devices.c
index 7b539228e0efb324b258d8e247c1e14c060fb30a..761559e589a3b20542f561ebb6af15f5fe5b3210 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91rm9200_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91rm9200_devices.c
@@ -1109,6 +1109,7 @@ struct platform_device *atmel_default_console_device;	/* the serial console devi
 void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
+	struct atmel_uart_data *pdata;
 
 	switch (id) {
 		case 0:		/* DBGU */
@@ -1139,7 +1140,8 @@ void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 		default:
 			return;
 	}
-	pdev->id = portnr;		/* update to mapped ID */
+	pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	pdata->num = portnr;		/* update to mapped ID */
 
 	if (portnr < ATMEL_MAX_UART)
 		at91_uarts[portnr] = pdev;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9260_devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9260_devices.c
index 07eb7b07e442a69c9499b71cf49387f6ecd240e6..6f8ec8d16d5ad621a383c829f2112a6d7b147ba6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9260_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9260_devices.c
@@ -1139,6 +1139,7 @@ struct platform_device *atmel_default_console_device;	/* the serial console devi
 void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
+	struct atmel_uart_data *pdata;
 
 	switch (id) {
 		case 0:		/* DBGU */
@@ -1179,7 +1180,8 @@ void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 		default:
 			return;
 	}
-	pdev->id = portnr;		/* update to mapped ID */
+	pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	pdata->num = portnr;		/* update to mapped ID */
 
 	if (portnr < ATMEL_MAX_UART)
 		at91_uarts[portnr] = pdev;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9261_devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9261_devices.c
index 59fc48311fb07d11760382e85e5ff386986a93f6..8792f9bfb6b0fab870e6fe5845d3bf7d1f7fba17 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9261_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9261_devices.c
@@ -989,6 +989,7 @@ struct platform_device *atmel_default_console_device;	/* the serial console devi
 void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
+	struct atmel_uart_data *pdata;
 
 	switch (id) {
 		case 0:		/* DBGU */
@@ -1014,7 +1015,8 @@ void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 		default:
 			return;
 	}
-	pdev->id = portnr;		/* update to mapped ID */
+	pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	pdata->num = portnr;		/* update to mapped ID */
 
 	if (portnr < ATMEL_MAX_UART)
 		at91_uarts[portnr] = pdev;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9263_devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9263_devices.c
index fb5c23af1017ed13c480ae324bf90b6b7d566bf1..47a9f965bbb59ee23218aec197d71c9c6c79a923 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9263_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9263_devices.c
@@ -1370,6 +1370,7 @@ struct platform_device *atmel_default_console_device;	/* the serial console devi
 void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
+	struct atmel_uart_data *pdata;
 
 	switch (id) {
 		case 0:		/* DBGU */
@@ -1395,7 +1396,8 @@ void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 		default:
 			return;
 	}
-	pdev->id = portnr;		/* update to mapped ID */
+	pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	pdata->num = portnr;		/* update to mapped ID */
 
 	if (portnr < ATMEL_MAX_UART)
 		at91_uarts[portnr] = pdev;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45_devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45_devices.c
index 5e9f8a4c38df0d900c326287debd0ea8ce57f604..eee27eed913341ccac1e14c5e1a2edbac7219caa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45_devices.c
@@ -1527,6 +1527,7 @@ struct platform_device *atmel_default_console_device;	/* the serial console devi
 void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
+	struct atmel_uart_data *pdata;
 
 	switch (id) {
 		case 0:		/* DBGU */
@@ -1557,7 +1558,8 @@ void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 		default:
 			return;
 	}
-	pdev->id = portnr;		/* update to mapped ID */
+	pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	pdata->num = portnr;		/* update to mapped ID */
 
 	if (portnr < ATMEL_MAX_UART)
 		at91_uarts[portnr] = pdev;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl_devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl_devices.c
index c49262bddd851db28d12415c73203a532ae3d431..d194b085848efc7138bf6688420cb7f176f7e221 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl_devices.c
@@ -1141,6 +1141,7 @@ struct platform_device *atmel_default_console_device;	/* the serial console devi
 void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
+	struct atmel_uart_data *pdata;
 
 	switch (id) {
 		case 0:		/* DBGU */
@@ -1171,7 +1172,8 @@ void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 		default:
 			return;
 	}
-	pdev->id = portnr;		/* update to mapped ID */
+	pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	pdata->num = portnr;		/* update to mapped ID */
 
 	if (portnr < ATMEL_MAX_UART)
 		at91_uarts[portnr] = pdev;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/board.h b/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/board.h
index 2b499eb343a12a082ad5d0a862c0fb3fb9e722a5..c44e94e22857093fa2324d72ed6399922b734ba4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/board.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/board.h
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ extern void __init at91_set_serial_console(unsigned portnr);
 extern struct platform_device *atmel_default_console_device;
 
 struct atmel_uart_data {
+	int			num;		/* port num */
 	short			use_dma_tx;	/* use transmit DMA? */
 	short			use_dma_rx;	/* use receive DMA? */
 	void __iomem		*regs;		/* virt. base address, if any */
diff --git a/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/at32ap700x.c b/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/at32ap700x.c
index bfc9d071db9bce219985b62a5c80446ff7a1f3e5..aa677e2a3823d89272ed42a367400be93598c2fa 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/at32ap700x.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/at32ap700x.c
@@ -1014,6 +1014,7 @@ static struct platform_device *__initdata at32_usarts[4];
 void __init at32_map_usart(unsigned int hw_id, unsigned int line, int flags)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
+	struct atmel_uart_data *pdata;
 
 	switch (hw_id) {
 	case 0:
@@ -1042,7 +1043,8 @@ void __init at32_map_usart(unsigned int hw_id, unsigned int line, int flags)
 		data->regs = (void __iomem *)pdev->resource[0].start;
 	}
 
-	pdev->id = line;
+	pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	pdata->num = portnr;
 	at32_usarts[line] = pdev;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/include/mach/board.h b/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/include/mach/board.h
index 61740201b3115eb7988ff3eca6728195f5d90d8b..679458d9a622365afd30fe371c229567dedc83cb 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/include/mach/board.h
+++ b/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/include/mach/board.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ extern struct platform_device *atmel_default_console_device;
 #define	ATMEL_USART_CLK		0x04
 
 struct atmel_uart_data {
+	int		num;		/* port num */
 	short		use_dma_tx;	/* use transmit DMA? */
 	short		use_dma_rx;	/* use receive DMA? */
 	void __iomem	*regs;		/* virtual base address, if any */
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
index 652bdac8ce8ec4a56e9cb99506d0d61744c9661b..6d5d6e679fc7f59c568a0a1afbac800e51f91e49 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@ static void __devinit atmel_init_port(struct atmel_uart_port *atmel_port,
 	port->flags		= UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF;
 	port->ops		= &atmel_pops;
 	port->fifosize		= 1;
-	port->line		= pdev->id;
+	port->line		= data->num;
 	port->dev		= &pdev->dev;
 	port->mapbase	= pdev->resource[0].start;
 	port->irq	= pdev->resource[1].start;