diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c b/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c
index c763253514e9919f1ccf6e3a01ed1e07c4cf718e..5f9f01fac6dd4e7c95200617df90548360191fa1 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c
@@ -782,7 +782,9 @@ static struct asc_port *asc_of_get_asc_port(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!np)
 		return NULL;
 
-	id = of_alias_get_id(np, ASC_SERIAL_NAME);
+	id = of_alias_get_id(np, "serial");
+	if (id < 0)
+		id = of_alias_get_id(np, ASC_SERIAL_NAME);
 
 	if (id < 0)
 		id = 0;