diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index fb52dad2d..5b7b4a9ae 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ linux-2.6 (2.6.17-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * [powerpc] Added console=hvc0 default commandline option to powerpc64 flavour.
   * [powerpc] Now THERM_PM72 and all WINDFARMs are builtin, for better fan control.
 
+  [ Martin Michlmayr ]
+  * [mipsel] Fix compilation error in dz serial driver.
+
  -- Jurij Smakov <jurij@debian.org>  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 10:54:59 -0700
 
 linux-2.6 (2.6.17-1) unstable; urgency=low
diff --git a/debian/patches/serial-dz.patch b/debian/patches/serial-dz.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ea18d645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/serial-dz.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Status: submitted to linux-serial
+
+Subject: [PATCH] serial: Fix compilation error in dz.c
+
+Fix the following compilation error in the dz serial driver that got
+introduced with the "kernel console should send CRLF not LFCR" change.
+
+  CC      drivers/serial/dz.o
+drivers/serial/dz.c: In function 'dz_console_putchar':
+drivers/serial/dz.c:679: error: 'uport' undeclared (first use in this function)
+drivers/serial/dz.c:679: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
+drivers/serial/dz.c:679: error: for each function it appears in.)
+
+Signed-off-by: Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>
+
+
+--- a/drivers/serial/dz.c
++++ b/drivers/serial/dz.c
+@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ static void dz_reset(struct dz_port *dpo
+ }
+ 
+ #ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_DZ_CONSOLE
+-static void dz_console_putchar(struct uart_port *port, int ch)
++static void dz_console_putchar(struct uart_port *uport, int ch)
+ {
+ 	struct dz_port *dport = (struct dz_port *)uport;
+ 	unsigned long flags;
+
diff --git a/debian/patches/series/2 b/debian/patches/series/2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d52a6ff42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/series/2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
++ serial-dz.patch