diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial.c b/drivers/serial/serial.c
index d2eb752..bbe60af 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial.c
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ void serial_stdio_init(void)
 		dev.puts = serial_stub_puts;
 		dev.getc = serial_stub_getc;
 		dev.tstc = serial_stub_tstc;
+		dev.priv = s;
 
 		stdio_register(&dev);