diff --git a/nrf5/uart.c b/nrf5/uart.c
index a510c834a9..98370378bb 100644
--- a/nrf5/uart.c
+++ b/nrf5/uart.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include "py/stream.h"
 #include "py/mperrno.h"
 #include "py/mphal.h"
+#include "pin.h"
+#include "genhdr/pins.h"
 
 #include "uart.h"
 #include "mpconfigboard.h"
@@ -215,16 +217,12 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t pyb_uart_init_helper(pyb_uart_obj_t *self, mp_uint_t n_args, con
         .irq_priority = 6
 #endif
     };
-    uart_init.rx_pin = MICROPY_HW_UART1_RX;
-    uart_init.tx_pin = MICROPY_HW_UART1_TX;
-    uart_init.rx_pin_port = MICROPY_HW_UART1_RX_PORT;
-    uart_init.tx_pin_port = MICROPY_HW_UART1_TX_PORT;
+    uart_init.rx_pin = &MICROPY_HW_UART1_RX;
+    uart_init.tx_pin = &MICROPY_HW_UART1_TX;
 
 #if MICROPY_HW_UART1_HWFC
-    uart_init.rts_pin = MICROPY_HW_UART1_RTS;
-    uart_init.cts_pin = MICROPY_HW_UART1_CTS;
-    uart_init.rts_pin_port = MICROPY_HW_UART1_RTS_PORT;
-    uart_init.cts_pin_port = MICROPY_HW_UART1_CTS_PORT;
+    uart_init.rts_pin = &MICROPY_HW_UART1_RTS;
+    uart_init.cts_pin = &MICROPY_HW_UART1_CTS;
 #endif
 
     nrf_uart_init(&uart_init);