diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/mn10300-serial.c b/arch/mn10300/kernel/mn10300-serial.c
index 9d49073e827a..db509dd80565 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/mn10300-serial.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/mn10300-serial.c
@@ -156,17 +156,17 @@ struct mn10300_serial_port mn10300_serial_port_sif0 = {
 	._intr		= &SC0ICR,
 	._rxb		= &SC0RXB,
 	._txb		= &SC0TXB,
-	.rx_name	= "ttySM0/Rx",
-	.tx_name	= "ttySM0/Tx",
+	.rx_name	= "ttySM0:Rx",
+	.tx_name	= "ttySM0:Tx",
 #ifdef CONFIG_MN10300_TTYSM0_TIMER8
-	.tm_name	= "ttySM0/Timer8",
+	.tm_name	= "ttySM0:Timer8",
 	._tmxmd		= &TM8MD,
 	._tmxbr		= &TM8BR,
 	._tmicr		= &TM8ICR,
 	.tm_irq		= TM8IRQ,
 	.div_timer	= MNSCx_DIV_TIMER_16BIT,
 #else /* CONFIG_MN10300_TTYSM0_TIMER2 */
-	.tm_name	= "ttySM0/Timer2",
+	.tm_name	= "ttySM0:Timer2",
 	._tmxmd		= &TM2MD,
 	._tmxbr		= (volatile u16 *) &TM2BR,
 	._tmicr		= &TM2ICR,
@@ -209,17 +209,17 @@ struct mn10300_serial_port mn10300_serial_port_sif1 = {
 	._intr		= &SC1ICR,
 	._rxb		= &SC1RXB,
 	._txb		= &SC1TXB,
-	.rx_name	= "ttySM1/Rx",
-	.tx_name	= "ttySM1/Tx",
+	.rx_name	= "ttySM1:Rx",
+	.tx_name	= "ttySM1:Tx",
 #ifdef CONFIG_MN10300_TTYSM1_TIMER9
-	.tm_name	= "ttySM1/Timer9",
+	.tm_name	= "ttySM1:Timer9",
 	._tmxmd		= &TM9MD,
 	._tmxbr		= &TM9BR,
 	._tmicr		= &TM9ICR,
 	.tm_irq		= TM9IRQ,
 	.div_timer	= MNSCx_DIV_TIMER_16BIT,
 #else /* CONFIG_MN10300_TTYSM1_TIMER3 */
-	.tm_name	= "ttySM1/Timer3",
+	.tm_name	= "ttySM1:Timer3",
 	._tmxmd		= &TM3MD,
 	._tmxbr		= (volatile u16 *) &TM3BR,
 	._tmicr		= &TM3ICR,
@@ -260,9 +260,9 @@ struct mn10300_serial_port mn10300_serial_port_sif2 = {
 	.uart.lock	=
 	__SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(mn10300_serial_port_sif2.uart.lock),
 	.name		= "ttySM2",
-	.rx_name	= "ttySM2/Rx",
-	.tx_name	= "ttySM2/Tx",
-	.tm_name	= "ttySM2/Timer10",
+	.rx_name	= "ttySM2:Rx",
+	.tx_name	= "ttySM2:Tx",
+	.tm_name	= "ttySM2:Timer10",
 	._iobase	= &SC2CTR,
 	._control	= &SC2CTR,
 	._status	= &SC2STR,