diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/ar933x_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/ar933x_uart.c
index db5df3d54818..3bdd56a1021b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/ar933x_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/ar933x_uart.c
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ struct ar933x_uart_port {
 	struct clk		*clk;
 };
 
-static inline bool ar933x_uart_console_enabled(void)
-{
-	return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SERIAL_AR933X_CONSOLE);
-}
-
 static inline unsigned int ar933x_uart_read(struct ar933x_uart_port *up,
 					    int offset)
 {
@@ -508,6 +503,7 @@ static const struct uart_ops ar933x_uart_ops = {
 	.verify_port	= ar933x_uart_verify_port,
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_AR933X_CONSOLE
 static struct ar933x_uart_port *
 ar933x_console_ports[CONFIG_SERIAL_AR933X_NR_UARTS];
 
@@ -604,14 +600,7 @@ static struct console ar933x_uart_console = {
 	.index		= -1,
 	.data		= &ar933x_uart_driver,
 };
-
-static void ar933x_uart_add_console_port(struct ar933x_uart_port *up)
-{
-	if (!ar933x_uart_console_enabled())
-		return;
-
-	ar933x_console_ports[up->port.line] = up;
-}
+#endif /* CONFIG_SERIAL_AR933X_CONSOLE */
 
 static struct uart_driver ar933x_uart_driver = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -700,7 +689,9 @@ static int ar933x_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	baud = ar933x_uart_get_baud(port->uartclk, 0, AR933X_UART_MAX_STEP);
 	up->max_baud = min_t(unsigned int, baud, AR933X_UART_MAX_BAUD);
 
-	ar933x_uart_add_console_port(up);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_AR933X_CONSOLE
+	ar933x_console_ports[up->port.line] = up;
+#endif
 
 	ret = uart_add_one_port(&ar933x_uart_driver, &up->port);
 	if (ret)
@@ -749,8 +740,9 @@ static int __init ar933x_uart_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (ar933x_uart_console_enabled())
-		ar933x_uart_driver.cons = &ar933x_uart_console;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_AR933X_CONSOLE
+	ar933x_uart_driver.cons = &ar933x_uart_console;
+#endif
 
 	ret = uart_register_driver(&ar933x_uart_driver);
 	if (ret)