diff --git a/drivers/serial/ns16550.c b/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
index 2301f0af48c331036fa7b3d4bffc210ae0ac6b9f..0799aa4cd3afadebb69a1730ff6795b655685fa1 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
@@ -276,14 +276,15 @@ int ns16550_serial_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 {
 	struct NS16550 *const com_port = dev_get_priv(dev);
 
+	com_port->plat = dev_get_platdata(dev);
 	NS16550_init(com_port, -1);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_OF_CONTROL
 int ns16550_serial_ofdata_to_platdata(struct udevice *dev)
 {
-	struct NS16550 *const com_port = dev_get_priv(dev);
 	struct ns16550_platdata *plat = dev->platdata;
 	fdt_addr_t addr;
 
@@ -294,10 +295,10 @@ int ns16550_serial_ofdata_to_platdata(struct udevice *dev)
 	plat->base = addr;
 	plat->reg_shift = fdtdec_get_int(gd->fdt_blob, dev->of_offset,
 					 "reg-shift", 1);
-	com_port->plat = plat;
 
 	return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 const struct dm_serial_ops ns16550_serial_ops = {
 	.putc = ns16550_serial_putc,