diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-nomadik-nhk15.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-nomadik-nhk15.dts
index 3d0b8755caeee62f77ac214d343ab40cebba2ce0..3d25dba143a5d7f4a254460343161ad5e9c4e6ff 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-nomadik-nhk15.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-nomadik-nhk15.dts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 	};
 
 	aliases {
+		serial1 = &uart1;
 		stmpe-i2c0 = &stmpe0;
 		stmpe-i2c1 = &stmpe1;
 	};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-nomadik-s8815.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-nomadik-s8815.dts
index 85d3b95dfdba55b543aa0f66733df936d5074abc..3c140d05f7966c79ae0a0e9ed323baaf2a80adb6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-nomadik-s8815.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-nomadik-s8815.dts
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 		bootargs = "root=/dev/ram0 console=ttyAMA1,115200n8 earlyprintk";
 	};
 
+	aliases {
+		serial1 = &uart1;
+	};
+
 	src@101e0000 {
 		/* These chrystal drivers are not used on this board */
 		disable-sxtalo;
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-nomadik-stn8815.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-nomadik-stn8815.dtsi
index 9a5f2ba139b7376018d8e48a6263e2ad711fa865..ef794a33b4dcc2ddf2076a0e27ff948e01d67d44 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-nomadik-stn8815.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-nomadik-stn8815.dtsi
@@ -757,6 +757,7 @@
 			clock-names = "uartclk", "apb_pclk";
 			pinctrl-names = "default";
 			pinctrl-0 = <&uart0_default_mux>;
+			status = "disabled";
 		};
 
 		uart1: uart@101fb000 {