diff --git a/drivers/serial/altera_uart.c b/drivers/serial/altera_uart.c
index f1985aa..fbc8f8e 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/altera_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/altera_uart.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include <linux/altera_uart.h>
 
 #define DRV_NAME "altera_uart"
+#define SERIAL_ALTERA_MAJOR 204
+#define SERIAL_ALTERA_MINOR 213
 
 /*
  * Altera UART register definitions according to the Nios UART datasheet:
@@ -471,7 +473,7 @@
 static struct uart_driver altera_uart_driver;
 
 static struct console altera_uart_console = {
-	.name	= "ttyS",
+	.name	= "ttyAL",
 	.write	= altera_uart_console_write,
 	.device	= uart_console_device,
 	.setup	= altera_uart_console_setup,
@@ -502,9 +504,9 @@
 static struct uart_driver altera_uart_driver = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.driver_name	= DRV_NAME,
-	.dev_name	= "ttyS",
-	.major		= TTY_MAJOR,
-	.minor		= 64,
+	.dev_name	= "ttyAL",
+	.major		= SERIAL_ALTERA_MAJOR,
+	.minor		= SERIAL_ALTERA_MINOR,
 	.nr		= CONFIG_SERIAL_ALTERA_UART_MAXPORTS,
 	.cons		= ALTERA_UART_CONSOLE,
 };
@@ -603,3 +605,4 @@
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Thomas Chou <thomas@wytron.com.tw>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" DRV_NAME);
+MODULE_ALIAS_CHARDEV_MAJOR(SERIAL_ALTERA_MAJOR);