diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/modules/other.mk b/package/kernel/linux/modules/other.mk
index 53b1043a53d..42c7ab06e87 100644
--- a/package/kernel/linux/modules/other.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/modules/other.mk
@@ -566,8 +566,6 @@ define KernelPackage/serial-8250
   DEPENDS:=@!TARGET_uml
   KCONFIG:= CONFIG_SERIAL_8250 \
 	CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_PCI \
-	CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS=16 \
-	CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_RUNTIME_UARTS=16 \
 	CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED=y \
 	CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS=y \
 	CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_SHARE_IRQ=y \
@@ -585,6 +583,31 @@ define KernelPackage/serial-8250/description
  Kernel module for 8250 UART based serial ports
 endef
 
+define KernelPackage/serial-8250/config
+menu "Configuration"
+	depends on PACKAGE_kmod-serial-8250
+
+config KERNEL_SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS
+	int "Maximum number of 8250/16550 serial ports"
+	default "16"
+	help
+	  Set this to the number of serial ports you want the driver
+	  to support.  This includes any ports discovered via ACPI or
+	  PCI enumeration and any ports that may be added at run-time
+	  via hot-plug, or any ISA multi-port serial cards.
+
+config KERNEL_SERIAL_8250_RUNTIME_UARTS
+	int "Number of 8250/16550 serial ports to register at runtime"
+	range 0 KERNEL_SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS
+	default "16"
+	help
+	  Set this to the maximum number of serial ports you want
+	  the kernel to register at boot time.  This can be overridden
+	  with the module parameter "nr_uarts", or boot-time parameter
+	  8250.nr_uarts
+endmenu
+endef
+
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,serial-8250))