diff --git a/drivers/serial/Makefile b/drivers/serial/Makefile
index 1462eb3..0c17c8d 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/serial/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_CORE) += serial_core.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_21285) += 21285.o
+
+# These Sparc drivers have to appear before others such as 8250
+# which share ttySx minor node space.  Otherwise console device
+# names change and other unplesantries.
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNCORE) += suncore.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNHV) += sunhv.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNZILOG) += sunzilog.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNSU) += sunsu.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNSAB) += sunsab.o
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250) += 8250.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_PNP) += 8250_pnp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_GSC) += 8250_gsc.o
@@ -31,12 +41,7 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_S3C2410) += s3c2410.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_S3C2412) += s3c2412.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_S3C2440) += s3c2440.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNCORE) += suncore.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNHV) += sunhv.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNZILOG) += sunzilog.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_IP22_ZILOG) += ip22zilog.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNSU) += sunsu.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNSAB) += sunsab.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_MUX) += mux.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_68328) += 68328serial.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_68360) += 68360serial.o