diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
index 6b26f767768e..b858fb14833d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
@@ -1564,6 +1564,7 @@ static int cdns_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_out_id;
 	}
 
+	uartps_major = cdns_uart_uart_driver->tty_driver->major;
 	cdns_uart_data->cdns_uart_driver = cdns_uart_uart_driver;
 
 	/*
@@ -1694,7 +1695,6 @@ static int cdns_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		console_port = NULL;
 #endif
 
-	uartps_major = cdns_uart_uart_driver->tty_driver->major;
 	cdns_uart_data->cts_override = of_property_read_bool(pdev->dev.of_node,
 							     "cts-override");
 	return 0;
@@ -1756,12 +1756,6 @@ static int cdns_uart_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		console_port = NULL;
 #endif
 
-	/* If this is last instance major number should be initialized */
-	mutex_lock(&bitmap_lock);
-	if (bitmap_empty(bitmap, MAX_UART_INSTANCES))
-		uartps_major = 0;
-	mutex_unlock(&bitmap_lock);
-
 	uart_unregister_driver(cdns_uart_data->cdns_uart_driver);
 	return rc;
 }