diff --git a/common/stdio.c b/common/stdio.c
index 721e9a1444..844f98c184 100644
--- a/common/stdio.c
+++ b/common/stdio.c
@@ -196,9 +196,6 @@ int stdio_init (void)
 	/* Initialize the list */
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&(devs.list));
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_DCC
-	drv_arm_dcc_init ();
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_I2C
 	i2c_init_all();
 #else
diff --git a/drivers/serial/arm_dcc.c b/drivers/serial/arm_dcc.c
index c217c88e59..29d929571d 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/arm_dcc.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/arm_dcc.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
-#include <stdio_dev.h>
+#include <serial.h>
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_CPU_V6)
 /*
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@
 
 #define TIMEOUT_COUNT 0x4000000
 
-int arm_dcc_init(void)
+static int arm_dcc_init(void)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int arm_dcc_getc(void)
+static int arm_dcc_getc(void)
 {
 	int ch;
 	register unsigned int reg;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int arm_dcc_getc(void)
 	return ch;
 }
 
-void arm_dcc_putc(char ch)
+static void arm_dcc_putc(char ch)
 {
 	register unsigned int reg;
 	unsigned int timeout_count = TIMEOUT_COUNT;
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@ void arm_dcc_putc(char ch)
 		write_dcc(ch);
 }
 
-void arm_dcc_puts(const char *s)
+static void arm_dcc_puts(const char *s)
 {
 	while (*s)
 		arm_dcc_putc(*s++);
 }
 
-int arm_dcc_tstc(void)
+static int arm_dcc_tstc(void)
 {
 	register unsigned int reg;
 
@@ -138,22 +138,27 @@ int arm_dcc_tstc(void)
 	return reg;
 }
 
-static struct stdio_dev arm_dcc_dev;
-
-int drv_arm_dcc_init(void)
+static void arm_dcc_setbrg(void)
 {
-	strcpy(arm_dcc_dev.name, "dcc");
-	arm_dcc_dev.ext = 0;	/* No extensions */
-	arm_dcc_dev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_INPUT | DEV_FLAGS_OUTPUT;
-	arm_dcc_dev.tstc = arm_dcc_tstc;	/* 'tstc' function */
-	arm_dcc_dev.getc = arm_dcc_getc;	/* 'getc' function */
-	arm_dcc_dev.putc = arm_dcc_putc;	/* 'putc' function */
-	arm_dcc_dev.puts = arm_dcc_puts;	/* 'puts' function */
+}
 
-	return stdio_register(&arm_dcc_dev);
+static struct serial_device arm_dcc_drv = {
+	.name	= "arm_dcc",
+	.start	= arm_dcc_init,
+	.stop	= NULL,
+	.setbrg	= arm_dcc_setbrg,
+	.putc	= arm_dcc_putc,
+	.puts	= arm_dcc_puts,
+	.getc	= arm_dcc_getc,
+	.tstc	= arm_dcc_tstc,
+};
+
+void arm_dcc_initialize(void)
+{
+	serial_register(&arm_dcc_drv);
 }
 
 __weak struct serial_device *default_serial_console(void)
 {
-	return NULL;
+	return &arm_dcc_drv;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial.c b/drivers/serial/serial.c
index 67301355d7..118fbc305c 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial.c
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ serial_initfunc(pl01x_serial_initialize);
 serial_initfunc(s3c44b0_serial_initialize);
 serial_initfunc(sa1100_serial_initialize);
 serial_initfunc(sh_serial_initialize);
+serial_initfunc(arm_dcc_initialize);
 
 /**
  * serial_register() - Register serial driver with serial driver core
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ void serial_initialize(void)
 	s3c44b0_serial_initialize();
 	sa1100_serial_initialize();
 	sh_serial_initialize();
+	arm_dcc_initialize();
 
 	serial_assign(default_serial_console()->name);
 }
diff --git a/include/stdio_dev.h b/include/stdio_dev.h
index d0b5593e5b..e6dc12ac39 100644
--- a/include/stdio_dev.h
+++ b/include/stdio_dev.h
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ struct list_head* stdio_get_list(void);
 struct stdio_dev* stdio_get_by_name(const char* name);
 struct stdio_dev* stdio_clone(struct stdio_dev *dev);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_DCC
-int drv_arm_dcc_init(void);
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_LCD
 int	drv_lcd_init (void);
 #endif