#define BFIN_SERIAL_MAJOR      204
 #define BFIN_SERIAL_MINOR      64
 
+static struct bfin_serial_port bfin_serial_ports[BFIN_UART_NR_PORTS];
+static int nr_active_ports = ARRAY_SIZE(bfin_serial_resource);
+
 /*
  * Setup for console. Argument comes from the menuconfig
  */
                return;
        first = 0;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < nr_ports; i++) {
+       for (i = 0; i < nr_active_ports; i++) {
                bfin_serial_ports[i].port.uartclk   = get_sclk();
                bfin_serial_ports[i].port.ops       = &bfin_serial_pops;
                bfin_serial_ports[i].port.line      = i;
         * if so, search for the first available port that does have
         * console support.
         */
-       if (co->index == -1 || co->index >= nr_ports)
+       if (co->index == -1 || co->index >= nr_active_ports)
                co->index = 0;
        uart = &bfin_serial_ports[co->index];
 
        struct bfin_serial_port *uart;
        struct ktermios t;
 
-       if (port == -1 || port >= nr_ports)
+       if (port == -1 || port >= nr_active_ports)
                port = 0;
        bfin_serial_init_ports();
        bfin_early_serial_console.index = port;
 {
        int i;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < nr_ports; i++) {
+       for (i = 0; i < nr_active_ports; i++) {
                if (bfin_serial_ports[i].port.dev != &dev->dev)
                        continue;
                uart_suspend_port(&bfin_serial_reg, &bfin_serial_ports[i].port);
 {
        int i;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < nr_ports; i++) {
+       for (i = 0; i < nr_active_ports; i++) {
                if (bfin_serial_ports[i].port.dev != &dev->dev)
                        continue;
                uart_resume_port(&bfin_serial_reg, &bfin_serial_ports[i].port);
                        break;
 
        if (i < dev->num_resources) {
-               for (i = 0; i < nr_ports; i++, res++) {
+               for (i = 0; i < nr_active_ports; i++, res++) {
                        if (bfin_serial_ports[i].port.mapbase != res->start)
                                continue;
                        bfin_serial_ports[i].port.dev = &dev->dev;
 {
        int i;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < nr_ports; i++) {
+       for (i = 0; i < nr_active_ports; i++) {
                if (bfin_serial_ports[i].port.dev != &dev->dev)
                        continue;
                uart_remove_one_port(&bfin_serial_reg, &bfin_serial_ports[i].port);