diff --git a/hw/hppa/lasi.c b/hw/hppa/lasi.c
index 6faa98dca5..753a08d454 100644
--- a/hw/hppa/lasi.c
+++ b/hw/hppa/lasi.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "hppa_sys.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
 #include "hw/input/lasips2.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
@@ -236,13 +235,6 @@ LasiState *lasi_initfn(MemoryRegion *address_space)
     dev = qdev_new(TYPE_LASI_CHIP);
     sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
 
-    if (serial_hd(1)) {
-        /* Serial port */
-        serial_mm_init(address_space, LASI_UART_HPA + 0x800, 0,
-                qdev_get_gpio_in(dev, LASI_IRQ_UART_HPA), 8000000 / 16,
-                serial_hd(1), DEVICE_BIG_ENDIAN);
-    }
-
     /* PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse */
     lasips2_init(address_space, LASI_PS2KBD_HPA,
                  qdev_get_gpio_in(dev, LASI_IRQ_PS2KBD_HPA));
diff --git a/hw/hppa/machine.c b/hw/hppa/machine.c
index 5244178aaf..5b43ae2960 100644
--- a/hw/hppa/machine.c
+++ b/hw/hppa/machine.c
@@ -205,6 +205,13 @@ static void machine_hppa_init(MachineState *machine)
                        115200, serial_hd(0), DEVICE_BIG_ENDIAN);
     }
 
+    if (serial_hd(1)) {
+        /* Serial port */
+        serial_mm_init(addr_space, LASI_UART_HPA + 0x800, 0,
+                qdev_get_gpio_in(lasi_dev, LASI_IRQ_UART_HPA), 8000000 / 16,
+                serial_hd(1), DEVICE_BIG_ENDIAN);
+    }
+
     /* Parallel port */
     parallel_mm_init(addr_space, LASI_LPT_HPA + 0x800, 0,
                      qdev_get_gpio_in(lasi_dev, LASI_IRQ_LAN_HPA),