diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/serial.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/serial.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f90d61c28059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/serial.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef __SPARC_SERIAL_H
+#define __SPARC_SERIAL_H
+
+#define BASE_BAUD ( 1843200 / 16 )
+
+#endif /* __SPARC_SERIAL_H */
diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.c b/drivers/serial/8250.c
index ed593c4b6e7d..db2cdc103c88 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/8250.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250.c
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
 
 #include "8250.h"
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPARC
+#include "suncore.h"
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Configuration:
  *   share_irqs - whether we pass IRQF_SHARED to request_irq().  This option
@@ -2676,7 +2680,6 @@ static struct uart_driver serial8250_reg = {
 	.dev_name		= "ttyS",
 	.major			= TTY_MAJOR,
 	.minor			= 64,
-	.nr			= UART_NR,
 	.cons			= SERIAL8250_CONSOLE,
 };
 
@@ -2958,10 +2961,12 @@ static int __init serial8250_init(void)
 		"%d ports, IRQ sharing %sabled\n", nr_uarts,
 		share_irqs ? "en" : "dis");
 
-	for (i = 0; i < NR_IRQS; i++)
-		spin_lock_init(&irq_lists[i].lock);
-
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPARC
+	ret = sunserial_register_minors(&serial8250_reg, UART_NR);
+#else
+	serial8250_reg.nr = UART_NR;
 	ret = uart_register_driver(&serial8250_reg);
+#endif
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -2986,7 +2991,11 @@ static int __init serial8250_init(void)
  put_dev:
 	platform_device_put(serial8250_isa_devs);
  unreg_uart_drv:
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPARC
+	sunserial_unregister_minors(&serial8250_reg, UART_NR);
+#else
 	uart_unregister_driver(&serial8250_reg);
+#endif
  out:
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -3005,7 +3014,11 @@ static void __exit serial8250_exit(void)
 	platform_driver_unregister(&serial8250_isa_driver);
 	platform_device_unregister(isa_dev);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPARC
+	sunserial_unregister_minors(&serial8250_reg, UART_NR);
+#else
 	uart_unregister_driver(&serial8250_reg);
+#endif
 }
 
 module_init(serial8250_init);
diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
index 0db20452c79a..31786b3b0a68 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ menu "Serial drivers"
 # The new 8250/16550 serial drivers
 config SERIAL_8250
 	tristate "8250/16550 and compatible serial support"
-	depends on (BROKEN || !SPARC)
 	select SERIAL_CORE
 	---help---
 	  This selects whether you want to include the driver for the standard
diff --git a/drivers/serial/Makefile b/drivers/serial/Makefile
index 1462eb3f7bd2..0c17c8ddb19d 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/serial/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_CORE) += serial_core.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_21285) += 21285.o
+
+# These Sparc drivers have to appear before others such as 8250
+# which share ttySx minor node space.  Otherwise console device
+# names change and other unplesantries.
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNCORE) += suncore.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNHV) += sunhv.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNZILOG) += sunzilog.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNSU) += sunsu.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNSAB) += sunsab.o
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250) += 8250.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_PNP) += 8250_pnp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_GSC) += 8250_gsc.o
@@ -31,12 +41,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_S3C2400) += s3c2400.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_S3C2410) += s3c2410.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_S3C2412) += s3c2412.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_S3C2440) += s3c2440.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNCORE) += suncore.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNHV) += sunhv.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNZILOG) += sunzilog.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_IP22_ZILOG) += ip22zilog.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNSU) += sunsu.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNSAB) += sunsab.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_MUX) += mux.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_68328) += 68328serial.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_68360) += 68360serial.o