diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_console.c b/plat/arm/common/arm_console.c
index 123811d..0cac5d9 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/arm_console.c
+++ b/plat/arm/common/arm_console.c
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Functions that set up the console
  ******************************************************************************/
-static console_pl011_t arm_boot_console;
-static console_pl011_t arm_runtime_console;
+static console_t arm_boot_console;
+static console_t arm_runtime_console;
 
 /* Initialize the console to provide early debug support */
 void __init arm_console_boot_init(void)
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@
 		panic();
 	}
 
-	console_set_scope(&arm_boot_console.console, CONSOLE_FLAG_BOOT);
+	console_set_scope(&arm_boot_console, CONSOLE_FLAG_BOOT);
 }
 
 void arm_console_boot_end(void)
 {
 	(void)console_flush();
-	(void)console_unregister(&arm_boot_console.console);
+	(void)console_unregister(&arm_boot_console);
 }
 
 /* Initialize the runtime console */
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 	if (rc == 0)
 		panic();
 
-	console_set_scope(&arm_runtime_console.console, CONSOLE_FLAG_RUNTIME);
+	console_set_scope(&arm_runtime_console, CONSOLE_FLAG_RUNTIME);
 }
 
 void arm_console_runtime_end(void)
diff --git a/plat/arm/common/tsp/arm_tsp_setup.c b/plat/arm/common/tsp/arm_tsp_setup.c
index aefdf89..ee1df6c 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/tsp/arm_tsp_setup.c
+++ b/plat/arm/common/tsp/arm_tsp_setup.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Initialize the UART
  ******************************************************************************/
-static console_pl011_t arm_tsp_runtime_console;
+static console_t arm_tsp_runtime_console;
 
 void arm_tsp_early_platform_setup(void)
 {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 	if (rc == 0)
 		panic();
 
-	console_set_scope(&arm_tsp_runtime_console.console,
+	console_set_scope(&arm_tsp_runtime_console,
 			  CONSOLE_FLAG_BOOT | CONSOLE_FLAG_RUNTIME);
 }
 
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl1_setup.c b/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl1_setup.c
index a97d763..86e4fd6 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl1_setup.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl1_setup.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 /* Data structure which holds the extents of the trusted RAM for BL1 */
 static meminfo_t bl1_tzram_layout;
-static console_pl011_t console;
+static console_t console;
 
 enum {
 	BOOT_NORMAL = 0,
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl2_setup.c b/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl2_setup.c
index 96136ec..feb7f8a 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl2_setup.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl2_setup.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #define BL2_RW_BASE		(BL_CODE_END)
 
 static meminfo_t bl2_el3_tzram_layout;
-static console_pl011_t console;
+static console_t console;
 
 enum {
 	BOOT_MODE_RECOVERY = 0,
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl31_setup.c b/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl31_setup.c
index 0326e9f..7d008e7 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey/hikey_bl31_setup.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 static entry_point_info_t bl32_ep_info;
 static entry_point_info_t bl33_ep_info;
-static console_pl011_t console;
+static console_t console;
 
 /******************************************************************************
  * On a GICv2 system, the Group 1 secure interrupts are treated as Group 0
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_bl1_setup.c b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_bl1_setup.c
index 4a7036c..0a2d062 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_bl1_setup.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_bl1_setup.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 /* Data structure which holds the extents of the trusted RAM for BL1 */
 static meminfo_t bl1_tzram_layout;
-static console_pl011_t console;
+static console_t console;
 
 /******************************************************************************
  * On a GICv2 system, the Group 1 secure interrupts are treated as Group 0
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_bl2_setup.c b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_bl2_setup.c
index 35d7692..c1c2a8c 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_bl2_setup.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_bl2_setup.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #define BL2_RW_BASE		(BL_CODE_END)
 
 static meminfo_t bl2_el3_tzram_layout;
-static console_pl011_t console;
+static console_t console;
 extern int load_lpm3(void);
 
 enum {
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_bl31_setup.c b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_bl31_setup.c
index 9383265..d3b4e4f 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_bl31_setup.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 static entry_point_info_t bl32_ep_info;
 static entry_point_info_t bl33_ep_info;
-static console_pl011_t console;
+static console_t console;
 
 /******************************************************************************
  * On a GICv2 system, the Group 1 secure interrupts are treated as Group 0
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_pm.c b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_pm.c
index ede893e..9f96fc3 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_pm.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_pm.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #define AXI_CONF_BASE		0x820
 
 static unsigned int uart_base;
-static console_pl011_t console;
+static console_t console;
 static uintptr_t hikey960_sec_entrypoint;
 
 static void hikey960_pwr_domain_standby(plat_local_state_t cpu_state)
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl1_plat_setup.c b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl1_plat_setup.c
index 08ad67c..047ba62 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl1_plat_setup.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl1_plat_setup.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 /* Data structure which holds the extents of the trusted RAM for BL1 */
 static meminfo_t bl1_tzram_layout;
 static meminfo_t bl2_tzram_layout;
-static console_pl011_t console;
+static console_t console;
 
 /*
  * Cannot use default weak implementation in bl1_main.c because BL1 RW data is
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl2_plat_setup.c b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl2_plat_setup.c
index cc9d975..482935c 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl2_plat_setup.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl2_plat_setup.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "plat_private.h"
 
 static meminfo_t bl2_tzram_layout __aligned(CACHE_WRITEBACK_GRANULE);
-static console_pl011_t console;
+static console_t console;
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Transfer SCP_BL2 from Trusted RAM using the SCP Download protocol.
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl31_plat_setup.c b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl31_plat_setup.c
index 981ef37..a4e17ca 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl31_plat_setup.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl31_plat_setup.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 static entry_point_info_t bl32_image_ep_info;
 static entry_point_info_t bl33_image_ep_info;
-static console_pl011_t console;
+static console_t console;
 
 static void hisi_tzpc_sec_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/plat/qemu/common/qemu_console.c b/plat/qemu/common/qemu_console.c
index fec1828..1f00f8a 100644
--- a/plat/qemu/common/qemu_console.c
+++ b/plat/qemu/common/qemu_console.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <drivers/console.h>
 #include <drivers/arm/pl011.h>
 
-static console_pl011_t console;
+static console_t console;
 
 void qemu_console_init(void)
 {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 			       PLAT_QEMU_BOOT_UART_CLK_IN_HZ,
 			       PLAT_QEMU_CONSOLE_BAUDRATE, &console);
 
-	console_set_scope(&console.console, CONSOLE_FLAG_BOOT |
+	console_set_scope(&console, CONSOLE_FLAG_BOOT |
 			  CONSOLE_FLAG_RUNTIME);
 }
 
diff --git a/plat/socionext/synquacer/sq_bl31_setup.c b/plat/socionext/synquacer/sq_bl31_setup.c
index b864021..9723ef9 100644
--- a/plat/socionext/synquacer/sq_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/socionext/synquacer/sq_bl31_setup.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <lib/mmio.h>
 #include <sq_common.h>
 
-static console_pl011_t console;
+static console_t console;
 static entry_point_info_t bl32_image_ep_info;
 static entry_point_info_t bl33_image_ep_info;
 
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@
 			       PLAT_SQ_BOOT_UART_CLK_IN_HZ,
 			       SQ_CONSOLE_BAUDRATE, &console);
 
-	console_set_scope(&console.console, CONSOLE_FLAG_BOOT |
-			  CONSOLE_FLAG_RUNTIME);
+	console_set_scope(&console, CONSOLE_FLAG_BOOT | CONSOLE_FLAG_RUNTIME);
 
 	/* There are no parameters from BL2 if BL31 is a reset vector */
 	assert(arg0 == 0U);
diff --git a/plat/xilinx/versal/bl31_versal_setup.c b/plat/xilinx/versal/bl31_versal_setup.c
index a5cf05e..03b7fbb 100644
--- a/plat/xilinx/versal/bl31_versal_setup.c
+++ b/plat/xilinx/versal/bl31_versal_setup.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 static entry_point_info_t bl32_image_ep_info;
 static entry_point_info_t bl33_image_ep_info;
-static console_pl011_t versal_runtime_console;
+static console_t versal_runtime_console;
 
 /*
  * Return a pointer to the 'entry_point_info' structure of the next image for
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 	if (rc == 0)
 		panic();
 
-	console_set_scope(&versal_runtime_console.console, CONSOLE_FLAG_BOOT |
+	console_set_scope(&versal_runtime_console, CONSOLE_FLAG_BOOT |
 			  CONSOLE_FLAG_RUNTIME);
 
 	/* Initialize the platform config for future decision making */