diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/index.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
index 1dde9692075c3a4de58a4230b29af5439013c76b..cf39b8f9d0f92b9c5c47dd69b0ffcb52d321167a 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ available subsections can be seen below.
    pti_intel_mid
    pwm
    rfkill
+   serial/index
    sgi-ioc4
    sm501
    smsc_ece1099
diff --git a/Documentation/serial/cyclades_z.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/cyclades_z.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/serial/cyclades_z.rst
rename to Documentation/driver-api/serial/cyclades_z.rst
diff --git a/Documentation/serial/driver.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/driver.rst
similarity index 99%
rename from Documentation/serial/driver.rst
rename to Documentation/driver-api/serial/driver.rst
index 4537119bf6240bd494e2a92013a907b2ff7424b9..31bd4e16fb1f2fec7e2e65fd6c0827c7b49a09a8 100644
--- a/Documentation/serial/driver.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/driver.rst
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ hardware.
 	This call must not sleep
 
   set_ldisc(port,termios)
-	Notifier for discipline change. See Documentation/serial/tty.rst.
+	Notifier for discipline change. See Documentation/driver-api/serial/tty.rst.
 
 	Locking: caller holds tty_port->mutex
 
diff --git a/Documentation/serial/index.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/index.rst
similarity index 90%
rename from Documentation/serial/index.rst
rename to Documentation/driver-api/serial/index.rst
index d0ba22ea23bfb9f30a76d590f5ce886b8059ef62..33ad10d05b26501828c8f520e8ea43dbf606cca5 100644
--- a/Documentation/serial/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/index.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-:orphan:
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 ==========================
 Support for Serial devices
diff --git a/Documentation/serial/moxa-smartio.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/moxa-smartio.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/serial/moxa-smartio.rst
rename to Documentation/driver-api/serial/moxa-smartio.rst
diff --git a/Documentation/serial/n_gsm.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/n_gsm.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/serial/n_gsm.rst
rename to Documentation/driver-api/serial/n_gsm.rst
diff --git a/Documentation/serial/rocket.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/rocket.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/serial/rocket.rst
rename to Documentation/driver-api/serial/rocket.rst
diff --git a/Documentation/serial/serial-iso7816.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/serial-iso7816.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/serial/serial-iso7816.rst
rename to Documentation/driver-api/serial/serial-iso7816.rst
diff --git a/Documentation/serial/serial-rs485.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/serial-rs485.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/serial/serial-rs485.rst
rename to Documentation/driver-api/serial/serial-rs485.rst
diff --git a/Documentation/serial/tty.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/tty.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/serial/tty.rst
rename to Documentation/driver-api/serial/tty.rst
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index d1a0a817dd9214af523d2a84605f725f97e24bca..4f88bca37c557e101072322eb5abb83a2412a4d9 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -10767,7 +10767,7 @@ F:	include/uapi/linux/meye.h
 MOXA SMARTIO/INDUSTIO/INTELLIO SERIAL CARD
 M:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>
 S:	Maintained
-F:	Documentation/serial/moxa-smartio.rst
+F:	Documentation/driver-api/serial/moxa-smartio.rst
 F:	drivers/tty/mxser.*
 
 MR800 AVERMEDIA USB FM RADIO DRIVER
@@ -13689,7 +13689,7 @@ ROCKETPORT DRIVER
 P:	Comtrol Corp.
 W:	http://www.comtrol.com
 S:	Maintained
-F:	Documentation/serial/rocket.rst
+F:	Documentation/driver-api/serial/rocket.rst
 F:	drivers/tty/rocket*
 
 ROCKETPORT EXPRESS/INFINITY DRIVER
@@ -16228,7 +16228,7 @@ M:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
 M:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.com>
 S:	Supported
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty.git
-F:	Documentation/serial/
+F:	Documentation/driver-api/serial/
 F:	drivers/tty/
 F:	drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
 F:	include/linux/serial_core.h
diff --git a/drivers/tty/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/Kconfig
index ee51b95142253a3a8d61c4543d3799ad4a010bc5..c7623f99ac0fb0374d1987dafde909786cc6a450 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/Kconfig
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ config ROCKETPORT
 	  This driver supports Comtrol RocketPort and RocketModem PCI boards.   
           These boards provide 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 high-speed serial ports or
           modems.  For information about the RocketPort/RocketModem  boards
-          and this driver read <file:Documentation/serial/rocket.rst>.
+          and this driver read <file:Documentation/driver-api/serial/rocket.rst>.
 
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
 	  module will be called rocket.
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ config CYCLADES
 	  your Linux box, for instance in order to become a dial-in server.
 
 	  For information about the Cyclades-Z card, read
-	  <file:Documentation/serial/cyclades_z.rst>.
+	  <file:Documentation/driver-api/serial/cyclades_z.rst>.
 
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
 	  module will be called cyclades.
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/ucc_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/ucc_uart.c
index 6e3c66ab0e626bb322cdc2f3dfe35b7233b8ec7c..a0555ae2b1ef44df2e471418331a5b90d0746964 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/ucc_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/ucc_uart.c
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ static int qe_uart_verify_port(struct uart_port *port,
 }
 /* UART operations
  *
- * Details on these functions can be found in Documentation/serial/driver.rst
+ * Details on these functions can be found in Documentation/driver-api/serial/driver.rst
  */
 static const struct uart_ops qe_uart_pops = {
 	.tx_empty       = qe_uart_tx_empty,
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_core.h b/include/linux/serial_core.h
index 05b179015d6cd17d0693094a27a96ec55960379a..2b78cc734719a32b5c864f538bfb6ee12314d27c 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_core.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ struct device;
 
 /*
  * This structure describes all the operations that can be done on the
- * physical hardware.  See Documentation/serial/driver.rst for details.
+ * physical hardware.  See Documentation/driver-api/serial/driver.rst for details.
  */
 struct uart_ops {
 	unsigned int	(*tx_empty)(struct uart_port *);