diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
index fe0d8b8e91c..7d22dc0478d 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
@@ -63,6 +63,33 @@ config SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config SERIAL_8250_GSC
+	tristate
+	depends on SERIAL_8250 && GSC
+	default SERIAL_8250
+
+config SERIAL_8250_PCI
+	tristate "8250/16550 PCI device support" if EMBEDDED
+	depends on SERIAL_8250 && PCI
+	default SERIAL_8250
+	help
+	  This builds standard PCI serial support. You may be able to
+	  disable this feature if you only need legacy serial support.
+	  Saves about 9K.
+
+config SERIAL_8250_PNP
+	tristate "8250/16550 PNP device support" if EMBEDDED
+	depends on SERIAL_8250 && PNP
+	default SERIAL_8250
+	help
+	  This builds standard PNP serial support. You may be able to
+	  disable this feature if you only need legacy serial support.
+
+config SERIAL_8250_HP300
+	tristate
+	depends on SERIAL_8250 && HP300
+	default SERIAL_8250
+
 config SERIAL_8250_CS
 	tristate "8250/16550 PCMCIA device support"
 	depends on PCMCIA && SERIAL_8250
diff --git a/drivers/serial/Makefile b/drivers/serial/Makefile
index d2b4c214876..0a71bf68a03 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/serial/Makefile
@@ -4,15 +4,13 @@
 #  $Id: Makefile,v 1.8 2002/07/21 21:32:30 rmk Exp $
 #
 
-serial-8250-y :=
-serial-8250-$(CONFIG_PNP) += 8250_pnp.o
-serial-8250-$(CONFIG_GSC) += 8250_gsc.o
-serial-8250-$(CONFIG_PCI) += 8250_pci.o
-serial-8250-$(CONFIG_HP300) += 8250_hp300.o
-
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_CORE) += serial_core.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_21285) += 21285.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250) += 8250.o $(serial-8250-y)
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250) += 8250.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_PNP) += 8250_pnp.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_GSC) += 8250_gsc.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_PCI) += 8250_pci.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_HP300) += 8250_hp300.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CS) += serial_cs.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_ACORN) += 8250_acorn.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE) += 8250_early.o