diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/coyote-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/coyote-setup.c
index 4ff4393ef0ea681fcd0eca14fdae6bee00f03e35..7f58afb27e71c4b81471966a846d3c0021b0e0e0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/coyote-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/coyote-setup.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static struct plat_serial8250_port coyote_uart_data[] = {
 		.mapbase	= IXP4XX_UART2_BASE_PHYS,
 		.membase	= (char *)IXP4XX_UART2_BASE_VIRT + REG_OFFSET,
 		.irq		= IRQ_IXP4XX_UART2,
-		.flags		= UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF,
+		.flags		= UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF | UPF_SKIP_TEST,
 		.iotype		= UPIO_MEM,
 		.regshift	= 2,
 		.uartclk	= IXP4XX_UART_XTAL,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/gtwx5715-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/gtwx5715-setup.c
index 8ba1cd9406e702fbc66f1be2dd9124599d6c1630..65e356bd10d6ec76312101280ad5d13ab3dedfa4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/gtwx5715-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/gtwx5715-setup.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static struct plat_serial8250_port gtwx5715_uart_platform_data[] = {
 	.mapbase	= IXP4XX_UART2_BASE_PHYS,
 	.membase	= (char *)IXP4XX_UART2_BASE_VIRT + REG_OFFSET,
 	.irq		= IRQ_IXP4XX_UART2,
-	.flags		= UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF,
+	.flags		= UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF | UPF_SKIP_TEST,
 	.iotype		= UPIO_MEM,
 	.regshift	= 2,
 	.uartclk	= IXP4XX_UART_XTAL,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/ixdp425-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/ixdp425-setup.c
index c2ba759e994611116101bb6719ed84d6bc069227..4633470a6a3738c5181d9dce7a2ccd02c041fe6d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/ixdp425-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/ixdp425-setup.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static struct plat_serial8250_port ixdp425_uart_data[] = {
 		.mapbase	= IXP4XX_UART1_BASE_PHYS,
 		.membase	= (char *)IXP4XX_UART1_BASE_VIRT + REG_OFFSET,
 		.irq		= IRQ_IXP4XX_UART1,
-		.flags		= UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF,
+		.flags		= UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF | UPF_SKIP_TEST,
 		.iotype		= UPIO_MEM,
 		.regshift	= 2,
 		.uartclk	= IXP4XX_UART_XTAL,
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static struct plat_serial8250_port ixdp425_uart_data[] = {
 		.mapbase	= IXP4XX_UART2_BASE_PHYS,
 		.membase	= (char *)IXP4XX_UART2_BASE_VIRT + REG_OFFSET,
 		.irq		= IRQ_IXP4XX_UART1,
-		.flags		= UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF,
+		.flags		= UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF | UPF_SKIP_TEST,
 		.iotype		= UPIO_MEM,
 		.regshift	= 2,
 		.uartclk	= IXP4XX_UART_XTAL,