diff --git a/common/serial.c b/common/serial.c
index b9916e2..5601080 100644
--- a/common/serial.c
+++ b/common/serial.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 static struct serial_device *serial_current = NULL;
 
 #if !defined(CONFIG_LWMON) && !defined(CONFIG_PXA27X)
-struct serial_device *default_serial_console (void)
+struct serial_device *__default_serial_console (void)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC1) || defined(CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC2)
 	return &serial_smc_device;
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
 #error No default console
 #endif
 }
+
+struct serial_device *default_serial_console(void) __attribute__((weak, alias("__default_serial_console")));
 #endif
 
 int serial_register (struct serial_device *dev)