#endif
 }
 
+void mpc8xx_serial_initialize(void)
+{
+#if defined(CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC1) || defined(CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC2)
+       serial_register(&serial_smc_device);
+#endif
+#if    defined(CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC1) || defined(CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC2) || \
+       defined(CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC3) || defined(CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC4)
+       serial_register(&serial_scc_device);
+#endif
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT
 void disable_putc(void)
 {
 
        void name(void)                                         \
                __attribute__((weak, alias("serial_null")));
 
+serial_initfunc(mpc8xx_serial_initialize);
+
 void serial_register(struct serial_device *dev)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NEEDS_MANUAL_RELOC
 
 void serial_initialize(void)
 {
-#if defined(CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC1) || defined(CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC2)
-       serial_register(&serial_smc_device);
-#endif
-#if    defined(CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC1) || defined(CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC2) || \
-       defined(CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC3) || defined(CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC4)
-       serial_register(&serial_scc_device);
-#endif
-
+       mpc8xx_serial_initialize();
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_SERIAL)
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_COM1)
        serial_register(&eserial1_device);