};
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, cdns_uart_of_match);
 
+/* Temporary variable for storing number of instances */
+static int instances;
+
 /**
  * cdns_uart_probe - Platform driver probe
  * @pdev: Pointer to the platform device structure
                return -ENODEV;
        }
 
+       if (!cdns_uart_uart_driver.state) {
+               rc = uart_register_driver(&cdns_uart_uart_driver);
+               if (rc < 0) {
+                       dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to register driver\n");
+                       return rc;
+               }
+       }
+
        cdns_uart_data->cdns_uart_driver = &cdns_uart_uart_driver;
 
        match = of_match_node(cdns_uart_of_match, pdev->dev.of_node);
        }
        if (IS_ERR(cdns_uart_data->pclk)) {
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "pclk clock not found.\n");
-               return PTR_ERR(cdns_uart_data->pclk);
+               rc = PTR_ERR(cdns_uart_data->pclk);
+               goto err_out_unregister_driver;
        }
 
        cdns_uart_data->uartclk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "uart_clk");
        }
        if (IS_ERR(cdns_uart_data->uartclk)) {
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "uart_clk clock not found.\n");
-               return PTR_ERR(cdns_uart_data->uartclk);
+               rc = PTR_ERR(cdns_uart_data->uartclk);
+               goto err_out_unregister_driver;
        }
 
        rc = clk_prepare_enable(cdns_uart_data->pclk);
        if (rc) {
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to enable pclk clock.\n");
-               return rc;
+               goto err_out_unregister_driver;
        }
        rc = clk_prepare_enable(cdns_uart_data->uartclk);
        if (rc) {
                console_port = NULL;
 #endif
 
+       instances++;
        return 0;
 
 err_out_pm_disable:
        clk_disable_unprepare(cdns_uart_data->uartclk);
 err_out_clk_dis_pclk:
        clk_disable_unprepare(cdns_uart_data->pclk);
-
+err_out_unregister_driver:
+       if (!instances)
+               uart_unregister_driver(cdns_uart_data->cdns_uart_driver);
        return rc;
 }
 
        pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
        pm_runtime_set_suspended(&pdev->dev);
        pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
+       if (!--instances)
+               uart_unregister_driver(cdns_uart_data->cdns_uart_driver);
        return rc;
 }
 
 
 static int __init cdns_uart_init(void)
 {
-       int retval = 0;
-
-       /* Register the cdns_uart driver with the serial core */
-       retval = uart_register_driver(&cdns_uart_uart_driver);
-       if (retval)
-               return retval;
-
        /* Register the platform driver */
-       retval = platform_driver_register(&cdns_uart_platform_driver);
-       if (retval)
-               uart_unregister_driver(&cdns_uart_uart_driver);
-
-       return retval;
+       return platform_driver_register(&cdns_uart_platform_driver);
 }
 
 static void __exit cdns_uart_exit(void)
 {
        /* Unregister the platform driver */
        platform_driver_unregister(&cdns_uart_platform_driver);
-
-       /* Unregister the cdns_uart driver */
-       uart_unregister_driver(&cdns_uart_uart_driver);
 }
 
 arch_initcall(cdns_uart_init);