diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
index c94d3c4b7521..579d63a81aa2 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ config SERIAL_SGI_IOC3
 	  say Y or M.  Otherwise, say N.
 
 config SERIAL_NETX
-	bool "NetX serial port support"
+	tristate "NetX serial port support"
 	depends on ARM && ARCH_NETX
 	select SERIAL_CORE
 	help
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ config SERIAL_NETX
 
 config SERIAL_NETX_CONSOLE
 	bool "Console on NetX serial port"
-	depends on SERIAL_NETX
+	depends on SERIAL_NETX=y
 	select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
 	help
 	  If you have enabled the serial port on the Hilscher NetX SoC
diff --git a/drivers/serial/netx-serial.c b/drivers/serial/netx-serial.c
index 3f489329e8d3..3e5dda8518b7 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/netx-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/netx-serial.c
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@
 #define SERIAL_NX_MAJOR	204
 #define MINOR_START	170
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_NETX_CONSOLE
-
 enum uart_regs {
 	UART_DR              = 0x00,
 	UART_SR              = 0x04,
@@ -528,6 +526,8 @@ static struct netx_port netx_ports[] = {
 	}
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_NETX_CONSOLE
+
 static void netx_console_putchar(struct uart_port *port, int ch)
 {
 	while (readl(port->membase + UART_FR) & FR_BUSY);