diff --git a/drivers/serial/sb1250-duart.c b/drivers/serial/sb1250-duart.c
index 1d9d728..2012537 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/sb1250-duart.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/sb1250-duart.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #define SUPPORT_SYSRQ
 #endif
 
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
@@ -103,8 +104,6 @@
 
 static struct sbd_duart sbd_duarts[DUART_MAX_CHIP];
 
-#define __unused __attribute__((__unused__))
-
 
 /*
  * Reading and writing SB1250 DUART registers.
@@ -204,12 +203,12 @@
 	return loops;
 }
 
-static int __unused sbd_transmit_ready(struct sbd_port *sport)
+static int __maybe_unused sbd_transmit_ready(struct sbd_port *sport)
 {
 	return read_sbdchn(sport, R_DUART_STATUS) & M_DUART_TX_RDY;
 }
 
-static int __unused sbd_transmit_drain(struct sbd_port *sport)
+static int __maybe_unused sbd_transmit_drain(struct sbd_port *sport)
 {
 	int loops = 10000;
 
@@ -664,7 +663,7 @@
 
 static int sbd_map_port(struct uart_port *uport)
 {
-	static const char *err = KERN_ERR "sbd: Cannot map MMIO\n";
+	const char *err = KERN_ERR "sbd: Cannot map MMIO\n";
 	struct sbd_port *sport = to_sport(uport);
 	struct sbd_duart *duart = sport->duart;
 
@@ -691,8 +690,7 @@
 
 static int sbd_request_port(struct uart_port *uport)
 {
-	static const char *err = KERN_ERR
-				 "sbd: Unable to reserve MMIO resource\n";
+	const char *err = KERN_ERR "sbd: Unable to reserve MMIO resource\n";
 	struct sbd_duart *duart = to_sport(uport)->duart;
 	int map_guard;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -755,7 +753,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static struct uart_ops sbd_ops = {
+static const struct uart_ops sbd_ops = {
 	.tx_empty	= sbd_tx_empty,
 	.set_mctrl	= sbd_set_mctrl,
 	.get_mctrl	= sbd_get_mctrl,