diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/s5pv210.c b/drivers/tty/serial/s5pv210.c
index 8b0b888..03b249e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/s5pv210.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/s5pv210.c
@@ -28,9 +28,13 @@
 static int s5pv210_serial_setsource(struct uart_port *port,
 					struct s3c24xx_uart_clksrc *clk)
 {
-	struct s3c2410_uartcfg *cfg = port->dev->platform_data;
+	struct s3c24xx_uart_port *ourport;
+	struct s3c2410_uartcfg *cfg;
 	unsigned long ucon = rd_regl(port, S3C2410_UCON);
 
+	ourport = container_of(port, struct s3c24xx_uart_port, port);
+	cfg = ourport->cfg;
+
 	if (cfg->flags & NO_NEED_CHECK_CLKSRC)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -51,9 +55,13 @@
 static int s5pv210_serial_getsource(struct uart_port *port,
 					struct s3c24xx_uart_clksrc *clk)
 {
-	struct s3c2410_uartcfg *cfg = port->dev->platform_data;
+	struct s3c24xx_uart_port *ourport;
+	struct s3c2410_uartcfg *cfg;
 	u32 ucon = rd_regl(port, S3C2410_UCON);
 
+	ourport = container_of(port, struct s3c24xx_uart_port, port);
+	cfg = ourport->cfg;
+
 	clk->divisor = 1;
 
 	if (cfg->flags & NO_NEED_CHECK_CLKSRC)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.c b/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.c
index b31f1c3..51cfb9f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.c
@@ -190,10 +190,13 @@
 
 static inline struct s3c2410_uartcfg *s3c24xx_port_to_cfg(struct uart_port *port)
 {
+	struct s3c24xx_uart_port *ourport;
+
 	if (port->dev == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	return (struct s3c2410_uartcfg *)port->dev->platform_data;
+	ourport = container_of(port, struct s3c24xx_uart_port, port);
+	return ourport->cfg;
 }
 
 static int s3c24xx_serial_rx_fifocnt(struct s3c24xx_uart_port *ourport,
@@ -1125,7 +1128,7 @@
 				    struct platform_device *platdev)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port = &ourport->port;
-	struct s3c2410_uartcfg *cfg;
+	struct s3c2410_uartcfg *cfg = platdev->dev.platform_data;
 	struct resource *res;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1134,11 +1137,16 @@
 	if (platdev == NULL)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	cfg = s3c24xx_dev_to_cfg(&platdev->dev);
-
 	if (port->mapbase != 0)
 		return 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * If platform data is supplied, keep a copy of the location of
+	 * platform data in the driver's private data.
+	 */
+	if (cfg)
+		ourport->cfg = cfg;
+
 	if (cfg->hwport > CONFIG_SERIAL_SAMSUNG_UARTS) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: port %d bigger than %d\n", __func__,
 		       cfg->hwport, CONFIG_SERIAL_SAMSUNG_UARTS);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.h b/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.h
index 8e87b78..6c9cb9d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.h
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
 	struct clk			*baudclk;
 	struct uart_port		port;
 
+	/* reference to platform data */
+	struct s3c2410_uartcfg		*cfg;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ
 	struct notifier_block		freq_transition;
 #endif
@@ -56,7 +59,6 @@
 /* conversion functions */
 
 #define s3c24xx_dev_to_port(__dev) (struct uart_port *)dev_get_drvdata(__dev)
-#define s3c24xx_dev_to_cfg(__dev) (struct s3c2410_uartcfg *)((__dev)->platform_data)
 
 /* register access controls */