diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 6e713be1d4e9..c4a414a46c7f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -1964,8 +1964,10 @@ uart_get_console(struct uart_port *ports, int nr, struct console *co)
  *	   console=<name>,io|mmio|mmio16|mmio32|mmio32be|mmio32native,<addr>,<options>
  *
  *	The optional form
+ *
  *	   earlycon=<name>,0x<addr>,<options>
  *	   console=<name>,0x<addr>,<options>
+ *
  *	is also accepted; the returned @iotype will be UPIO_MEM.
  *
  *	Returns 0 on success or -EINVAL on failure