diff --git a/common/serial.c b/common/serial.c
index 9e88f97786..70f6261dc2 100644
--- a/common/serial.c
+++ b/common/serial.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static void serial_null(void)
 		__attribute__((weak, alias("serial_null")));
 
 serial_initfunc(mpc8xx_serial_initialize);
+serial_initfunc(pxa_serial_initialize);
 serial_initfunc(s3c24xx_serial_initialize);
 
 void serial_register(struct serial_device *dev)
@@ -75,15 +76,7 @@ void serial_initialize(void)
 	serial_register(&eserial4_device);
 #endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_SERIAL */
-#if defined(CONFIG_FFUART)
-	serial_register(&serial_ffuart_device);
-#endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_BTUART)
-	serial_register(&serial_btuart_device);
-#endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_STUART)
-	serial_register(&serial_stuart_device);
-#endif
+	pxa_serial_initialize();
 	s3c24xx_serial_initialize();
 #if defined(CONFIG_S5P)
 	serial_register(&s5p_serial0_device);
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_pxa.c b/drivers/serial/serial_pxa.c
index bd3b3cf7c4..46d76894e6 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_pxa.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_pxa.c
@@ -314,4 +314,17 @@ __weak struct serial_device *default_serial_console(void)
 #error "Bad CONFIG_CONS_INDEX."
 #endif
 }
+
+void pxa_serial_initialize(void)
+{
+#if defined(CONFIG_FFUART)
+	serial_register(&serial_ffuart_device);
+#endif
+#if defined(CONFIG_BTUART)
+	serial_register(&serial_btuart_device);
+#endif
+#if defined(CONFIG_STUART)
+	serial_register(&serial_stuart_device);
+#endif
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/include/serial.h b/include/serial.h
index 4fac9af4a0..10fce02b5c 100644
--- a/include/serial.h
+++ b/include/serial.h
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ extern struct serial_device zoom2_serial_device2;
 extern struct serial_device zoom2_serial_device3;
 #endif
 
-extern struct serial_device serial_ffuart_device;
-extern struct serial_device serial_btuart_device;
-extern struct serial_device serial_stuart_device;
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYS_BFIN_UART)
 extern void serial_register_bfin_uart(void);
 extern struct serial_device bfin_serial0_device;