diff --git a/drivers/i2c/omap24xx_i2c.c b/drivers/i2c/omap24xx_i2c.c
index fab49fd..215be34 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/omap24xx_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/omap24xx_i2c.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 #include "omap24xx_i2c.h"
 
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
 #define I2C_TIMEOUT	1000
 
 static void wait_for_bb (void);
@@ -40,7 +42,6 @@
 
 void i2c_init (int speed, int slaveadd)
 {
-	DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 	int psc, fsscll, fssclh;
 	int hsscll = 0, hssclh = 0;
 	u32 scll, sclh;
diff --git a/drivers/serial/s3c64xx.c b/drivers/serial/s3c64xx.c
index 6d22df7..a88e930 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/s3c64xx.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/s3c64xx.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 #include <asm/arch/s3c6400.h>
 
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL1
 #define UART_NR	S3C64XX_UART0
 
@@ -68,7 +70,6 @@
 
 void serial_setbrg(void)
 {
-	DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 	s3c64xx_uart *const uart = s3c64xx_get_base_uart(UART_NR);
 	u32 pclk = get_PCLK();
 	u32 baudrate = gd->baudrate;
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_s5p.c b/drivers/serial/serial_s5p.c
index 36333c3..9c1cbf4 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_s5p.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_s5p.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #include <asm/arch/clk.h>
 #include <serial.h>
 
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
 static inline struct s5p_uart *s5p_get_base_uart(int dev_index)
 {
 	u32 offset = dev_index * sizeof(struct s5p_uart);
@@ -61,7 +63,6 @@
 
 void serial_setbrg_dev(const int dev_index)
 {
-	DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 	struct s5p_uart *const uart = s5p_get_base_uart(dev_index);
 	u32 uclk = get_uart_clk(dev_index);
 	u32 baudrate = gd->baudrate;
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_sh.c b/drivers/serial/serial_sh.c
index bfdb2ce..0103a29 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_sh.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_sh.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_CONS_SCIF0)
 # define SCIF_BASE	SCIF0_BASE
 #elif defined(CONFIG_CONS_SCIF1)
@@ -131,8 +133,6 @@
 
 void serial_setbrg(void)
 {
-	DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
-
 	writeb(SCBRR_VALUE(gd->baudrate, CONFIG_SYS_CLK_FREQ), SCBRR);
 }