diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_acntsa.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_acntsa.c
index 6e4f873eddbc8e2d2dd7e12a8c3d75bb3ba1f70b..0e10404e2e8c0fd45e7c976038cf60354a98dfa7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_acntsa.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_acntsa.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ static struct spk_synth synth_acntsa = {
 	.trigger = 50,
 	.jiffies = 30,
 	.full = 40000,
+	.dev_name = SYNTH_DEFAULT_DEV,
 	.startup = SYNTH_START,
 	.checkval = SYNTH_CHECK,
 	.vars = vars,
@@ -135,9 +136,11 @@ static int synth_probe(struct spk_synth *synth)
 }
 
 module_param_named(ser, synth_acntsa.ser, int, 0444);
+module_param_named(dev, synth_acntsa.dev_name, charp, S_IRUGO);
 module_param_named(start, synth_acntsa.startup, short, 0444);
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ser, "Set the serial port for the synthesizer (0-based).");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(dev, "Set the device e.g. ttyUSB0, for the synthesizer.");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(start, "Start the synthesizer once it is loaded.");
 
 module_spk_synth(synth_acntsa);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_apollo.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_apollo.c
index 7d99fba734b5482396375f350f9619b3e4a64c27..2edb56c8a5594941e110ae08ee577ca95d89784a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_apollo.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_apollo.c
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ static struct spk_synth synth_apollo = {
 	.trigger = 50,
 	.jiffies = 50,
 	.full = 40000,
+	.dev_name = SYNTH_DEFAULT_DEV,
 	.startup = SYNTH_START,
 	.checkval = SYNTH_CHECK,
 	.vars = vars,
@@ -199,9 +200,11 @@ static void do_catch_up(struct spk_synth *synth)
 }
 
 module_param_named(ser, synth_apollo.ser, int, 0444);
+module_param_named(dev, synth_apollo.dev_name, charp, S_IRUGO);
 module_param_named(start, synth_apollo.startup, short, 0444);
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ser, "Set the serial port for the synthesizer (0-based).");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(dev, "Set the device e.g. ttyUSB0, for the synthesizer.");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(start, "Start the synthesizer once it is loaded.");
 
 module_spk_synth(synth_apollo);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_audptr.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_audptr.c
index 1ca476087ba3ba4b8b0a4f6d0d1cc537a4eed589..8ae826eba71cad167d8d50c7b9b344e4d5f7a745 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_audptr.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_audptr.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ static struct spk_synth synth_audptr = {
 	.trigger = 50,
 	.jiffies = 30,
 	.full = 18000,
+	.dev_name = SYNTH_DEFAULT_DEV,
 	.startup = SYNTH_START,
 	.checkval = SYNTH_CHECK,
 	.vars = vars,
@@ -162,9 +163,11 @@ static int synth_probe(struct spk_synth *synth)
 }
 
 module_param_named(ser, synth_audptr.ser, int, 0444);
+module_param_named(dev, synth_audptr.dev_name, charp, S_IRUGO);
 module_param_named(start, synth_audptr.startup, short, 0444);
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ser, "Set the serial port for the synthesizer (0-based).");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(dev, "Set the device e.g. ttyUSB0, for the synthesizer.");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(start, "Start the synthesizer once it is loaded.");
 
 module_spk_synth(synth_audptr);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_bns.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_bns.c
index 474c12770ff65d41e82f49566c4de4960904f1c9..60bcf0df8123c28350435494a56eef33dc838ade 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_bns.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_bns.c
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ static struct spk_synth synth_bns = {
 	.trigger = 50,
 	.jiffies = 50,
 	.full = 40000,
+	.dev_name = SYNTH_DEFAULT_DEV,
 	.startup = SYNTH_START,
 	.checkval = SYNTH_CHECK,
 	.vars = vars,
@@ -119,9 +120,11 @@ static struct spk_synth synth_bns = {
 };
 
 module_param_named(ser, synth_bns.ser, int, 0444);
+module_param_named(dev, synth_bns.dev_name, charp, S_IRUGO);
 module_param_named(start, synth_bns.startup, short, 0444);
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ser, "Set the serial port for the synthesizer (0-based).");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(dev, "Set the device e.g. ttyUSB0, for the synthesizer.");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(start, "Start the synthesizer once it is loaded.");
 
 module_spk_synth(synth_bns);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_decext.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_decext.c
index bf44ac988bf88cb75e78baeeb84b41a36e7b9beb..95f4b2116d0c69de1becd2ce26575a72f47a6043 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_decext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_decext.c
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ static struct spk_synth synth_decext = {
 	.jiffies = 50,
 	.full = 40000,
 	.flags = SF_DEC,
+	.dev_name = SYNTH_DEFAULT_DEV,
 	.startup = SYNTH_START,
 	.checkval = SYNTH_CHECK,
 	.vars = vars,
@@ -226,9 +227,11 @@ static void synth_flush(struct spk_synth *synth)
 }
 
 module_param_named(ser, synth_decext.ser, int, 0444);
+module_param_named(dev, synth_decext.dev_name, charp, S_IRUGO);
 module_param_named(start, synth_decext.startup, short, 0444);
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ser, "Set the serial port for the synthesizer (0-based).");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(dev, "Set the device e.g. ttyUSB0, for the synthesizer.");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(start, "Start the synthesizer once it is loaded.");
 
 module_spk_synth(synth_decext);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_dectlk.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_dectlk.c
index ccb3bdf58e2a0cbc00d2c87c0da449fbaf63688e..f069954800226a2345b3a4a7157c5eb37f79e543 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_dectlk.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_dectlk.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ static struct spk_synth synth_dectlk = {
 	.trigger = 50,
 	.jiffies = 50,
 	.full = 40000,
+	.dev_name = SYNTH_DEFAULT_DEV,
 	.startup = SYNTH_START,
 	.checkval = SYNTH_CHECK,
 	.vars = vars,
@@ -298,9 +299,11 @@ static void synth_flush(struct spk_synth *synth)
 }
 
 module_param_named(ser, synth_dectlk.ser, int, 0444);
+module_param_named(dev, synth_dectlk.dev_name, charp, S_IRUGO);
 module_param_named(start, synth_dectlk.startup, short, 0444);
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ser, "Set the serial port for the synthesizer (0-based).");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(dev, "Set the device e.g. ttyUSB0, for the synthesizer.");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(start, "Start the synthesizer once it is loaded.");
 
 module_spk_synth(synth_dectlk);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_dummy.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_dummy.c
index 3fdc768c84542cdd8d418ed5f5dd2090026d64f7..851953d5eefb1efddf89f2b38967bc9d770a8df5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_dummy.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_dummy.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ static struct spk_synth synth_dummy = {
 	.trigger = 50,
 	.jiffies = 50,
 	.full = 40000,
+	.dev_name = SYNTH_DEFAULT_DEV,
 	.startup = SYNTH_START,
 	.checkval = SYNTH_CHECK,
 	.vars = vars,
@@ -121,9 +122,11 @@ static struct spk_synth synth_dummy = {
 };
 
 module_param_named(ser, synth_dummy.ser, int, 0444);
+module_param_named(dev, synth_dummy.dev_name, charp, S_IRUGO);
 module_param_named(start, synth_dummy.startup, short, 0444);
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ser, "Set the serial port for the synthesizer (0-based).");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(dev, "Set the device e.g. ttyUSB0, for the synthesizer.");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(start, "Start the synthesizer once it is loaded.");
 
 module_spk_synth(synth_dummy);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_ltlk.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_ltlk.c
index 9606224bc4d613a48b715b8ab09cae52c718fbf7..423795f88f53208d748c84898fd5699fde204657 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_ltlk.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_ltlk.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ static struct spk_synth synth_ltlk = {
 	.trigger = 50,
 	.jiffies = 50,
 	.full = 40000,
+	.dev_name = SYNTH_DEFAULT_DEV,
 	.startup = SYNTH_START,
 	.checkval = SYNTH_CHECK,
 	.vars = vars,
@@ -166,9 +167,11 @@ static int synth_probe(struct spk_synth *synth)
 }
 
 module_param_named(ser, synth_ltlk.ser, int, 0444);
+module_param_named(dev, synth_ltlk.dev_name, charp, S_IRUGO);
 module_param_named(start, synth_ltlk.startup, short, 0444);
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ser, "Set the serial port for the synthesizer (0-based).");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(dev, "Set the device e.g. ttyUSB0, for the synthesizer.");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(start, "Start the synthesizer once it is loaded.");
 
 module_spk_synth(synth_ltlk);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_spkout.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_spkout.c
index 086d5349d8d8b26a64b4b47b856e738a16bfccab..9ca21edc42ce9f3d712aed438cfa2f588c72be8a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_spkout.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_spkout.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ static struct spk_synth synth_spkout = {
 	.trigger = 50,
 	.jiffies = 50,
 	.full = 40000,
+	.dev_name = SYNTH_DEFAULT_DEV,
 	.startup = SYNTH_START,
 	.checkval = SYNTH_CHECK,
 	.vars = vars,
@@ -130,9 +131,11 @@ static void synth_flush(struct spk_synth *synth)
 }
 
 module_param_named(ser, synth_spkout.ser, int, 0444);
+module_param_named(dev, synth_spkout.dev_name, charp, S_IRUGO);
 module_param_named(start, synth_spkout.startup, short, 0444);
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ser, "Set the serial port for the synthesizer (0-based).");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(dev, "Set the device e.g. ttyUSB0, for the synthesizer.");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(start, "Start the synthesizer once it is loaded.");
 
 module_spk_synth(synth_spkout);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_txprt.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_txprt.c
index e4c1b5424f94d4a580b41fdc107633e9a34ae0f9..831ee404e7a1359a0a1d9db2607010d910c950fc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_txprt.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_txprt.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ static struct spk_synth synth_txprt = {
 	.trigger = 50,
 	.jiffies = 50,
 	.full = 40000,
+	.dev_name = SYNTH_DEFAULT_DEV,
 	.startup = SYNTH_START,
 	.checkval = SYNTH_CHECK,
 	.vars = vars,
@@ -118,9 +119,11 @@ static struct spk_synth synth_txprt = {
 };
 
 module_param_named(ser, synth_txprt.ser, int, 0444);
+module_param_named(dev, synth_txprt.dev_name, charp, S_IRUGO);
 module_param_named(start, synth_txprt.startup, short, 0444);
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ser, "Set the serial port for the synthesizer (0-based).");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(dev, "Set the device e.g. ttyUSB0, for the synthesizer.");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(start, "Start the synthesizer once it is loaded.");
 
 module_spk_synth(synth_txprt);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/spk_ttyio.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/spk_ttyio.c
index 0a5436706e74c2ecf7402f52556c28b6fbaa7e2a..442f191a017eac9c039a3a4666172606699c13eb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/spk_ttyio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/spk_ttyio.c
@@ -147,11 +147,12 @@ static inline void get_termios(struct tty_struct *tty, struct ktermios *out_term
 	up_read(&tty->termios_rwsem);
 }
 
-static int spk_ttyio_initialise_ldisc(int ser)
+static int spk_ttyio_initialise_ldisc(struct spk_synth *synth)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	struct ktermios tmp_termios;
+	dev_t dev;
 
 	ret = tty_register_ldisc(N_SPEAKUP, &spk_ttyio_ldisc_ops);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -159,13 +160,11 @@ static int spk_ttyio_initialise_ldisc(int ser)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (ser < 0 || ser > (255 - 64)) {
-		pr_err("speakup: Invalid ser param. Must be between 0 and 191 inclusive.\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	ret = get_dev_to_use(synth, &dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	/* TODO: support more than ttyS* */
-	tty = tty_open_by_driver(MKDEV(4, (ser +  64)), NULL, NULL);
+	tty = tty_open_by_driver(dev, NULL, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(tty))
 		return PTR_ERR(tty);
 
@@ -277,7 +276,7 @@ static void spk_ttyio_flush_buffer(void)
 
 int spk_ttyio_synth_probe(struct spk_synth *synth)
 {
-	int rv = spk_ttyio_initialise_ldisc(synth->ser);
+	int rv = spk_ttyio_initialise_ldisc(synth);
 
 	if (rv)
 		return rv;