diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 6e713be1d4e9..937412d9102d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -2830,7 +2830,8 @@ int uart_add_one_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *uport)
 		lockdep_set_class(&uport->lock, &port_lock_key);
 	}
 	if (uport->cons && uport->dev)
-		of_console_check(uport->dev->of_node, uport->cons->name, uport->line);
+		of_console_check(uport->dev->of_node, uport->cons->name,
+				 uport->cons->index);
 
 	uart_configure_port(drv, state, uport);