diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.c b/drivers/serial/8250.c
index a0127e93ade0a424c6125383150dd342e61710fc..fb867a9f55e94957e1a59ec5cb1f78b85865797e 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/8250.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250.c
@@ -287,6 +287,13 @@ static const struct serial8250_config uart_config[] = {
 		.fcr		= UART_FCR_ENABLE_FIFO | UART_FCR_R_TRIG_10,
 		.flags		= UART_CAP_FIFO,
 	},
+	[PORT_AR7] = {
+		.name		= "AR7",
+		.fifo_size	= 16,
+		.tx_loadsz	= 16,
+		.fcr		= UART_FCR_ENABLE_FIFO | UART_FCR_R_TRIG_00,
+		.flags		= UART_CAP_FIFO | UART_CAP_AFE,
+	},
 };
 
 #if defined (CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_AU1X00)
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_core.h b/include/linux/serial_core.h
index 57a97e52e58d0339d0e3dfd1271e143e865d68a4..48766ea845cfbad6e4be76b6007f30d10838f858 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_core.h
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
 #define PORT_XSCALE	15
 #define PORT_RM9000	16	/* PMC-Sierra RM9xxx internal UART */
 #define PORT_OCTEON	17	/* Cavium OCTEON internal UART */
-#define PORT_MAX_8250	17	/* max port ID */
+#define PORT_AR7	18	/* Texas Instruments AR7 internal UART */
+#define PORT_MAX_8250	18	/* max port ID */
 
 /*
  * ARM specific type numbers.  These are not currently guaranteed