--- linux/arch/i386/config.in	Sun Apr 28 02:56:10 2002
+++ linux/arch/i386/config.in	Sun Apr 28 03:40:50 2002
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@
       Serial_PORT       CONFIG_EARLY_CONSOLE_SERIAL\
       Bochs_0xE9_hack    CONFIG_EARLY_CONSOLE_BOCHS_E9_HACK " NONE
    if [ "$CONFIG_EARLY_CONSOLE_SERIAL" = "y" ]; then
-      int "Location of serial port " CONFIG_EARLY_CONSOLE_SERIAL_PORT 0x3F8
+      hex "Location of serial port " CONFIG_EARLY_CONSOLE_SERIAL_PORT 0x3F8
       int "Baud rate " CONFIG_EARLY_CONSOLE_SERIAL_BAUD  38400
    fi
 fi