diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-ams-delta.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-ams-delta.c
index 42920f9c1a112e8c4781d527efee8b8409b79f3b..972499e95244c4112645e701a1ed8525711ed677 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-ams-delta.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-ams-delta.c
@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ static struct platform_device *ams_delta_devices[] __initdata = {
 
 static void __init ams_delta_init(void)
 {
+	/* mux pins for uarts */
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART1_TX);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART1_RTS);
+
 	iotable_init(ams_delta_io_desc, ARRAY_SIZE(ams_delta_io_desc));
 
 	omap_board_config = ams_delta_config;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-generic.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-generic.c
index fb47239da72feed53f336ba6d8d579324f6e5f81..6c8a41f20e516fdd773a061c4f7689eb44a59967 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-generic.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-generic.c
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ static void __init omap_generic_init(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP15XX
 	if (cpu_is_omap15xx()) {
+		/* mux pins for uarts */
+		omap_cfg_reg(UART1_TX);
+		omap_cfg_reg(UART1_RTS);
+		omap_cfg_reg(UART2_TX);
+		omap_cfg_reg(UART2_RTS);
+		omap_cfg_reg(UART3_TX);
+		omap_cfg_reg(UART3_RX);
+
 		omap_usb_init(&generic1510_usb_config);
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-innovator.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-innovator.c
index cc2abbb2d0f47635f513eda0322ae2d37c2f655b..cd6c3951482635a8df9fef80ecae12ab904d635c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-innovator.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-innovator.c
@@ -376,6 +376,26 @@ static void __init innovator_init(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP15XX
 	if (cpu_is_omap1510()) {
+		unsigned char reg;
+
+		/* mux pins for uarts */
+		omap_cfg_reg(UART1_TX);
+		omap_cfg_reg(UART1_RTS);
+		omap_cfg_reg(UART2_TX);
+		omap_cfg_reg(UART2_RTS);
+		omap_cfg_reg(UART3_TX);
+		omap_cfg_reg(UART3_RX);
+
+		reg = fpga_read(OMAP1510_FPGA_POWER);
+		reg |= OMAP1510_FPGA_PCR_COM1_EN;
+		fpga_write(reg, OMAP1510_FPGA_POWER);
+		udelay(10);
+
+		reg = fpga_read(OMAP1510_FPGA_POWER);
+		reg |= OMAP1510_FPGA_PCR_COM2_EN;
+		fpga_write(reg, OMAP1510_FPGA_POWER);
+		udelay(10);
+
 		platform_add_devices(innovator1510_devices, ARRAY_SIZE(innovator1510_devices));
 		spi_register_board_info(innovator1510_boardinfo,
 				ARRAY_SIZE(innovator1510_boardinfo));
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmte.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmte.c
index 90dd0431b0dce95ca71df8cc82098b092c0f0979..4de258420f398035add256d074dd490b98a9cfe1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmte.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmte.c
@@ -342,6 +342,14 @@ static void __init palmte_misc_gpio_setup(void)
 
 static void __init omap_palmte_init(void)
 {
+	/* mux pins for uarts */
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART1_TX);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART1_RTS);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART2_TX);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART2_RTS);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART3_TX);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART3_RX);
+
 	omap_board_config = palmte_config;
 	omap_board_config_size = ARRAY_SIZE(palmte_config);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmtt.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmtt.c
index 8256139891ff143dcaed8203a8c5918d9c75d05b..d972cf941b76f86472a9191e1a2d9789d92e69a6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmtt.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmtt.c
@@ -289,6 +289,14 @@ static void __init omap_mpu_wdt_mode(int mode) {
 
 static void __init omap_palmtt_init(void)
 {
+	/* mux pins for uarts */
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART1_TX);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART1_RTS);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART2_TX);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART2_RTS);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART3_TX);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART3_RX);
+
 	omap_mpu_wdt_mode(0);
 
 	omap_board_config = palmtt_config;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmz71.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmz71.c
index 81b6bde1c5a3c0ffc65bab66d6a2cebe63c3a787..986bd4df0e972f3522a9c4abf786227d1abe6007 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmz71.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmz71.c
@@ -307,6 +307,14 @@ palmz71_gpio_setup(int early)
 static void __init
 omap_palmz71_init(void)
 {
+	/* mux pins for uarts */
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART1_TX);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART1_RTS);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART2_TX);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART2_RTS);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART3_TX);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART3_RX);
+
 	palmz71_gpio_setup(1);
 	omap_mpu_wdt_mode(0);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-sx1.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-sx1.c
index 02c85ca2e1df804f2dda56830aad3b85d2605c4d..056ae64e0f557c912aede0c5f73850c60dfde940 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-sx1.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-sx1.c
@@ -377,6 +377,14 @@ static struct omap_board_config_kernel sx1_config[] __initdata = {
 
 static void __init omap_sx1_init(void)
 {
+	/* mux pins for uarts */
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART1_TX);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART1_RTS);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART2_TX);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART2_RTS);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART3_TX);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART3_RX);
+
 	platform_add_devices(sx1_devices, ARRAY_SIZE(sx1_devices));
 
 	omap_board_config = sx1_config;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-voiceblue.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-voiceblue.c
index c06e7a553472cae61164ffc47f9d789c3cf10686..07b07522d5bf99b643cdb6d557c24b339bd11528 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-voiceblue.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-voiceblue.c
@@ -152,6 +152,14 @@ static void __init voiceblue_init_irq(void)
 
 static void __init voiceblue_init(void)
 {
+	/* mux pins for uarts */
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART1_TX);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART1_RTS);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART2_TX);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART2_RTS);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART3_TX);
+	omap_cfg_reg(UART3_RX);
+
 	/* Watchdog */
 	gpio_request(0, "Watchdog");
 	/* smc91x reset */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/serial.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/serial.c
index d496e50fec40ced80eaf194cb2f2cdd5898d8dd0..d23979bc0fd52aebce992a9caa34e897d9fc877b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/serial.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/serial.c
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ void __init omap_serial_init(void)
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < OMAP_MAX_NR_PORTS; i++) {
-		unsigned char reg;
-
 		switch (i) {
 		case 0:
 			uart1_ck = clk_get(NULL, "uart1_ck");
@@ -143,16 +141,6 @@ void __init omap_serial_init(void)
 				if (cpu_is_omap15xx())
 					clk_set_rate(uart1_ck, 12000000);
 			}
-			if (cpu_is_omap15xx()) {
-				omap_cfg_reg(UART1_TX);
-				omap_cfg_reg(UART1_RTS);
-				if (machine_is_omap_innovator()) {
-					reg = fpga_read(OMAP1510_FPGA_POWER);
-					reg |= OMAP1510_FPGA_PCR_COM1_EN;
-					fpga_write(reg, OMAP1510_FPGA_POWER);
-					udelay(10);
-				}
-			}
 			break;
 		case 1:
 			uart2_ck = clk_get(NULL, "uart2_ck");
@@ -165,16 +153,6 @@ void __init omap_serial_init(void)
 				else
 					clk_set_rate(uart2_ck, 48000000);
 			}
-			if (cpu_is_omap15xx()) {
-				omap_cfg_reg(UART2_TX);
-				omap_cfg_reg(UART2_RTS);
-				if (machine_is_omap_innovator()) {
-					reg = fpga_read(OMAP1510_FPGA_POWER);
-					reg |= OMAP1510_FPGA_PCR_COM2_EN;
-					fpga_write(reg, OMAP1510_FPGA_POWER);
-					udelay(10);
-				}
-			}
 			break;
 		case 2:
 			uart3_ck = clk_get(NULL, "uart3_ck");
@@ -185,10 +163,6 @@ void __init omap_serial_init(void)
 				if (cpu_is_omap15xx())
 					clk_set_rate(uart3_ck, 12000000);
 			}
-			if (cpu_is_omap15xx()) {
-				omap_cfg_reg(UART3_TX);
-				omap_cfg_reg(UART3_RX);
-			}
 			break;
 		}
 		omap_serial_reset(&serial_platform_data[i]);