diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
index a9e20e6c63ad..83c6e2ac0e8d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2004 Pengutronix
  */
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_SERIAL_IMX_CONSOLE) && defined(CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ)
-#define SUPPORT_SYSRQ
-#endif
-
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
@@ -779,9 +775,7 @@ static irqreturn_t imx_uart_rxint(int irq, void *dev_id)
 			if (rx & URXD_OVRRUN)
 				flg = TTY_OVERRUN;
 
-#ifdef SUPPORT_SYSRQ
 			sport->port.sysrq = 0;
-#endif
 		}
 
 		if (sport->port.ignore_status_mask & URXD_DUMMY_READ)
@@ -2231,6 +2225,7 @@ static int imx_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	sport->port.iotype = UPIO_MEM;
 	sport->port.irq = rxirq;
 	sport->port.fifosize = 32;
+	sport->port.has_sysrq = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SERIAL_IMX_CONSOLE);
 	sport->port.ops = &imx_uart_pops;
 	sport->port.rs485_config = imx_uart_rs485_config;
 	sport->port.flags = UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF;