diff --git a/common/console.c b/common/console.c
index aa9e3ce..f982366 100644
--- a/common/console.c
+++ b/common/console.c
@@ -170,8 +170,14 @@
 	if (initialized == CONSOLE_UNINITIALIZED)
 		console_init_early();
 
-	dev->id = DEVICE_ID_DYNAMIC;
-	strcpy(dev->name, "cs");
+	if (newcdev->devname) {
+		dev->id = DEVICE_ID_SINGLE;
+		strcpy(dev->name, newcdev->devname);
+	} else {
+		dev->id = DEVICE_ID_DYNAMIC;
+		strcpy(dev->name, "cs");
+	}
+
 	if (newcdev->dev)
 		dev->parent = newcdev->dev;
 	platform_device_register(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_imx.c b/drivers/serial/serial_imx.c
index cb10627..474bfaf 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_imx.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_imx.c
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@
 	uint32_t val;
 	struct imx_serial_devtype_data *devtype;
 	int ret;
+	const char *devname;
 
 	ret = dev_get_drvdata(dev, (unsigned long *)&devtype);
 	if (ret)
@@ -337,6 +338,9 @@
 	cdev->flush = imx_serial_flush;
 	cdev->setbrg = imx_serial_setbaudrate;
 	cdev->linux_console_name = "ttymxc";
+	devname = of_alias_get(dev->device_node);
+	if (devname)
+		cdev->devname = xstrdup(devname);
 
 	imx_serial_init_port(cdev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/u_serial.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/u_serial.c
index c2072dc..375ec65 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/u_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/u_serial.c
@@ -483,7 +483,12 @@
 	cdev->getc = serial_getc;
 	cdev->flush = serial_flush;
 	cdev->setbrg = serial_setbaudrate;
-	console_register(cdev);
+	cdev->devname = "usbserial";
+
+	status = console_register(cdev);
+	if (status)
+		goto fail_out;
+
 	mycdev = cdev;
 
 	return status;
diff --git a/include/console.h b/include/console.h
index 6da0199..7535a56 100644
--- a/include/console.h
+++ b/include/console.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 	void (*flush)(struct console_device *cdev);
 	int (*set_mode)(struct console_device *cdev, enum console_mode mode);
 
+	char *devname;
+
 	struct list_head list;
 
 	unsigned char f_active;
diff --git a/net/netconsole.c b/net/netconsole.c
index 021820b..c817107 100644
--- a/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/net/netconsole.c
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
 	cdev->tstc = nc_tstc;
 	cdev->putc = nc_putc;
 	cdev->getc = nc_getc;
+	cdev->devname = "netconsole";
 
 	g_priv = priv;