*/
        mutex_lock(&state->mutex);
 
-       change_irq  = new_serial.irq != port->irq;
+       change_irq  = !(port->flags & UPF_FIXED_PORT)
+               && new_serial.irq != port->irq;
 
        /*
         * Since changing the 'type' of the port changes its resource
         * allocations, we should treat type changes the same as
         * IO port changes.
         */
-       change_port = new_port != port->iobase ||
-                     (unsigned long)new_serial.iomem_base != port->mapbase ||
-                     new_serial.hub6 != port->hub6 ||
-                     new_serial.io_type != port->iotype ||
-                     new_serial.iomem_reg_shift != port->regshift ||
-                     new_serial.type != port->type;
+       change_port = !(port->flags & UPF_FIXED_PORT)
+               && (new_port != port->iobase ||
+                   (unsigned long)new_serial.iomem_base != port->mapbase ||
+                   new_serial.hub6 != port->hub6 ||
+                   new_serial.io_type != port->iotype ||
+                   new_serial.iomem_reg_shift != port->regshift ||
+                   new_serial.type != port->type);
 
        old_flags = port->flags;
        new_flags = new_serial.flags;
                }
        }
 
-       port->irq              = new_serial.irq;
-       port->uartclk          = new_serial.baud_base * 16;
+       if (change_irq)
+               port->irq      = new_serial.irq;
+       if (!(port->flags & UPF_FIXED_PORT))
+               port->uartclk  = new_serial.baud_base * 16;
        port->flags            = (port->flags & ~UPF_CHANGE_MASK) |
                                 (new_flags & UPF_CHANGE_MASK);
        port->custom_divisor   = new_serial.custom_divisor;
 
 #define UPF_CONS_FLOW          ((__force upf_t) (1 << 23))
 #define UPF_SHARE_IRQ          ((__force upf_t) (1 << 24))
 #define UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF      ((__force upf_t) (1 << 28))
+#define UPF_FIXED_PORT         ((__force upf_t) (1 << 29))
 #define UPF_DEAD               ((__force upf_t) (1 << 30))
 #define UPF_IOREMAP            ((__force upf_t) (1 << 31))