diff --git a/drivers/serial/suncore.c b/drivers/serial/suncore.c
index a2d4a19550ab9be4c5fbf99abf93c7e68e248ee1..50d3b5e4ec732f568aa6a13f6e8d8f3d150ab851 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/suncore.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/suncore.c
@@ -53,20 +53,21 @@ void sunserial_unregister_minors(struct uart_driver *drv, int count)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sunserial_unregister_minors);
 
 int sunserial_console_match(struct console *con, struct device_node *dp,
-			    struct uart_driver *drv, int line)
+			    struct uart_driver *drv, int line, bool ignore_line)
 {
-	int off;
-
 	if (!con || of_console_device != dp)
 		return 0;
 
-	off = 0;
-	if (of_console_options &&
-	    *of_console_options == 'b')
-		off = 1;
+	if (!ignore_line) {
+		int off = 0;
 
-	if ((line & 1) != off)
-		return 0;
+		if (of_console_options &&
+		    *of_console_options == 'b')
+			off = 1;
+
+		if ((line & 1) != off)
+			return 0;
+	}
 
 	con->index = line;
 	drv->cons = con;
diff --git a/drivers/serial/suncore.h b/drivers/serial/suncore.h
index 042668aa602e756f00d8c011dbcc4307c04709ef..cab95b3fbddcf1b78202d35d7310c4522d1a2d8a 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/suncore.h
+++ b/drivers/serial/suncore.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ extern int sunserial_register_minors(struct uart_driver *, int);
 extern void sunserial_unregister_minors(struct uart_driver *, int);
 
 extern int sunserial_console_match(struct console *, struct device_node *,
-				   struct uart_driver *, int);
+				   struct uart_driver *, int, bool);
 extern void sunserial_console_termios(struct console *);
 
 #endif /* !(_SERIAL_SUN_H) */
diff --git a/drivers/serial/sunsab.c b/drivers/serial/sunsab.c
index 8755de8adbca8f4ddb2ea72e1115737617e42af9..e7215c200ecdf55b51c71597eb63da5caed0707b 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/sunsab.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/sunsab.c
@@ -1027,10 +1027,12 @@ static int __devinit sab_probe(struct of_device *op, const struct of_device_id *
 		goto out1;
 
 	sunserial_console_match(SUNSAB_CONSOLE(), op->node,
-				&sunsab_reg, up[0].port.line);
+				&sunsab_reg, up[0].port.line,
+				false);
 
 	sunserial_console_match(SUNSAB_CONSOLE(), op->node,
-				&sunsab_reg, up[1].port.line);
+				&sunsab_reg, up[1].port.line,
+				false);
 
 	err = uart_add_one_port(&sunsab_reg, &up[0].port);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/drivers/serial/sunsu.c b/drivers/serial/sunsu.c
index f6511a44d15b4d914c1d8a78b2a736e33f0b3acf..4868b318e55e5031d73f0c6094cf4f7106ddc9af 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/sunsu.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/sunsu.c
@@ -1468,7 +1468,8 @@ static int __devinit su_probe(struct of_device *op, const struct of_device_id *m
 	up->port.ops = &sunsu_pops;
 
 	sunserial_console_match(SUNSU_CONSOLE(), dp,
-				&sunsu_reg, up->port.line);
+				&sunsu_reg, up->port.line,
+				false);
 	err = uart_add_one_port(&sunsu_reg, &up->port);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_unmap;
diff --git a/drivers/serial/sunzilog.c b/drivers/serial/sunzilog.c
index ef693ae22e7fc98e307eaf6a16a4d4ce7207fd72..3242688978e56af615b5a2ad89a8646bd8b0a082 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/sunzilog.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/sunzilog.c
@@ -1416,7 +1416,8 @@ static int __devinit zs_probe(struct of_device *op, const struct of_device_id *m
 
 	if (!keyboard_mouse) {
 		if (sunserial_console_match(SUNZILOG_CONSOLE(), op->node,
-					    &sunzilog_reg, up[0].port.line))
+					    &sunzilog_reg, up[0].port.line,
+					    false))
 			up->flags |= SUNZILOG_FLAG_IS_CONS;
 		err = uart_add_one_port(&sunzilog_reg, &up[0].port);
 		if (err) {
@@ -1425,7 +1426,8 @@ static int __devinit zs_probe(struct of_device *op, const struct of_device_id *m
 			return err;
 		}
 		if (sunserial_console_match(SUNZILOG_CONSOLE(), op->node,
-					    &sunzilog_reg, up[1].port.line))
+					    &sunzilog_reg, up[1].port.line,
+					    false))
 			up->flags |= SUNZILOG_FLAG_IS_CONS;
 		err = uart_add_one_port(&sunzilog_reg, &up[1].port);
 		if (err) {