diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_base_bus.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_base_bus.c
index 281a2d5a73323..73c6ee540c836 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_base_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_base_bus.c
@@ -219,8 +219,6 @@ static int serial_base_add_one_prefcon(const char *match, const char *dev_name,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#endif
-
 #ifdef __sparc__
 
 /* Handle Sparc ttya and ttyb options as done in console_setup() */
@@ -319,6 +317,8 @@ int serial_base_add_preferred_console(struct uart_driver *drv,
 	return serial_base_add_one_prefcon(port_match, drv->dev_name, port->line);
 }
 
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
 
 /*