diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_uniphier.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_uniphier.c
index 1b7bd26555b7..bab6b3ae2540 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_uniphier.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_uniphier.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct uniphier8250_priv {
 	spinlock_t atomic_write_lock;
 };
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE) && !defined(MODULE)
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
 static int __init uniphier_early_console_setup(struct earlycon_device *device,
 					       const char *options)
 {