diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
index fd27e986b1dd..899a77187bde 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ struct uart_amba_port {
  */
 static int pl011_fifo_to_tty(struct uart_amba_port *uap)
 {
-	u16 status, ch;
-	unsigned int flag, max_count = 256;
+	u16 status;
+	unsigned int ch, flag, max_count = 256;
 	int fifotaken = 0;
 
 	while (max_count--) {