diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250_pnp.c b/drivers/serial/8250_pnp.c
index 97c68d02..638b686 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/8250_pnp.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250_pnp.c
@@ -383,21 +383,14 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __devinit check_resources(struct pnp_option *option)
+static int __devinit check_resources(struct pnp_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct pnp_option *tmp;
-	if (!option)
-		return 0;
+	resource_size_t base[] = {0x2f8, 0x3f8, 0x2e8, 0x3e8};
+	int i;
 
-	for (tmp = option; tmp; tmp = tmp->next) {
-		struct pnp_port *port;
-		for (port = tmp->port; port; port = port->next)
-			if ((port->size == 8) &&
-			    ((port->min == 0x2f8) ||
-			     (port->min == 0x3f8) ||
-			     (port->min == 0x2e8) ||
-			     (port->min == 0x3e8)))
-				return 1;
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(base); i++) {
+		if (pnp_possible_config(dev, IORESOURCE_IO, base[i], 8))
+			return 1;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -420,10 +413,7 @@
 		(dev->card && check_name(dev->card->name))))
 			return -ENODEV;
 
-	if (check_resources(dev->independent))
-		return 0;
-
-	if (check_resources(dev->dependent))
+	if (check_resources(dev))
 		return 0;
 
 	return -ENODEV;