diff --git a/drivers/tty/bfin_jtag_comm.c b/drivers/tty/bfin_jtag_comm.c
index a93a424..8096fcb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/bfin_jtag_comm.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/bfin_jtag_comm.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
 	bfin_jc_straight_buffer_write(buf, count);
 }
 
-static struct __initdata console bfin_jc_early_console = {
+static struct console bfin_jc_early_console __initdata = {
 	.name   = "early_BFJC",
 	.write   = bfin_jc_early_write,
 	.flags   = CON_ANYTIME | CON_PRINTBUFFER,