diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
index 77fe0588fd6b..9d1068d0489d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
@@ -334,6 +334,13 @@ int fintek_8250_probe(struct uart_8250_port *uart);
 static inline int fintek_8250_probe(struct uart_8250_port *uart) { return 0; }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_HUB6
+bool hub6_match_port(const struct uart_port *port1, const struct uart_port *port2);
+#else
+static inline bool hub6_match_port(const struct uart_port *port1, const struct uart_port *port2)
+{ return false; }
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP1
 #include <linux/soc/ti/omap1-soc.h>
 static inline int is_omap1_8250(struct uart_8250_port *pt)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_hub6.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_hub6.c
index 273f59b9bca5..eae32c924e29 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_hub6.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_hub6.c
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ static struct platform_device hub6_device = {
 	},
 };
 
+bool hub6_match_port(const struct uart_port *port1, const struct uart_port *port2)
+{
+	return port1->iobase == port2->iobase && port1->hub6 == port2->hub6;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hub6_match_port);
+
 static int __init hub6_init(void)
 {
 	return platform_device_register(&hub6_device);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index a530ad372b43..965ba0335a36 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 
 #include "serial_base.h"
+#include "8250/8250.h" /* For hub6_match_port() */
 
 /*
  * This is used to lock changes in serial line configuration.
@@ -3213,8 +3214,7 @@ bool uart_match_port(const struct uart_port *port1,
 	case UPIO_PORT:
 		return port1->iobase == port2->iobase;
 	case UPIO_HUB6:
-		return port1->iobase == port2->iobase &&
-		       port1->hub6   == port2->hub6;
+		return hub6_match_port(port1, port2);
 	case UPIO_MEM:
 	case UPIO_MEM16:
 	case UPIO_MEM32: