diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/vt8500_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/vt8500_serial.c
index 3d58e9b34553..764e992438b2 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/vt8500_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/vt8500_serial.c
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@
  * Author: Robert Love <rlove@google.com>
  */
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_SERIAL_VT8500_CONSOLE) && defined(CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ)
-# define SUPPORT_SYSRQ
-#endif
-
 #include <linux/hrtimer.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
@@ -703,6 +699,7 @@ static int vt8500_serial_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	vt8500_port->uart.line = port;
 	vt8500_port->uart.dev = &pdev->dev;
 	vt8500_port->uart.flags = UPF_IOREMAP | UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF;
+	vt8500_port->uart.has_sysrq = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SERIAL_VT8500_CONSOLE);
 
 	/* Serial core uses the magic "16" everywhere - adjust for it */
 	vt8500_port->uart.uartclk = 16 * clk_get_rate(vt8500_port->clk) /