diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_xen.c b/drivers/serial/serial_xen.c
index ed191829f0..ba6504b947 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_xen.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_xen.c
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ U_BOOT_DRIVER(serial_xen) = {
 	.priv_auto_alloc_size	= sizeof(struct xen_uart_priv),
 	.probe			= xen_serial_probe,
 	.ops			= &xen_serial_ops,
+#if !CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_CONTROL)
 	.flags			= DM_FLAG_PRE_RELOC,
+#endif
 };