diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/core.c b/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/core.c
index 4b9d841e04c15395a50488c52b1f1ca86daa9bd7..45b18658499f8e8c984bb105682ef4031fb174b3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/core.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/core.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/serial.h>
 #include <linux/tty.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
-#include <linux/serial_core.h>
+#include <linux/serial_8250.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 
 #include <asm/types.h>
@@ -125,19 +125,6 @@ static struct map_desc ixp2000_io_desc[] __initdata = {
 	}
 };
 
-static struct uart_port ixp2000_serial_port = {
-	.membase	= (char *)(IXP2000_UART_VIRT_BASE + 3),
-	.mapbase	= IXP2000_UART_PHYS_BASE + 3,
-	.irq		= IRQ_IXP2000_UART,
-	.flags		= UPF_SKIP_TEST,
-	.iotype		= UPIO_MEM,
-	.regshift	= 2,
-	.uartclk	= 50000000,
-	.line		= 0,
-	.type		= PORT_XSCALE,
-	.fifosize	= 16
-};
-
 void __init ixp2000_map_io(void)
 {
 	extern unsigned int processor_id;
@@ -157,12 +144,50 @@ void __init ixp2000_map_io(void)
 	}
 
 	iotable_init(ixp2000_io_desc, ARRAY_SIZE(ixp2000_io_desc));
-	early_serial_setup(&ixp2000_serial_port);
 
 	/* Set slowport to 8-bit mode.  */
 	ixp2000_reg_write(IXP2000_SLOWPORT_FRM, 1);
 }
 
+
+/*************************************************************************
+ * Serial port support for IXP2000
+ *************************************************************************/
+static struct plat_serial8250_port ixp2000_serial_port[] = {
+	{
+		.mapbase	= IXP2000_UART_PHYS_BASE,
+		.membase	= (char *)(IXP2000_UART_VIRT_BASE + 3),
+		.irq		= IRQ_IXP2000_UART,
+		.flags		= UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF | UPF_SKIP_TEST,
+		.iotype		= UPIO_MEM,
+		.regshift	= 2,
+		.uartclk	= 50000000,
+	},
+	{ },
+};
+
+static struct resource ixp2000_uart_resource = {
+	.start		= IXP2000_UART_PHYS_BASE,
+	.end		= IXP2000_UART_PHYS_BASE + 0xffff,
+	.flags		= IORESOURCE_MEM,
+};
+
+static struct platform_device ixp2000_serial_device = {
+	.name		= "serial8250",
+	.id		= 0,
+	.dev		= {
+		.platform_data		= ixp2000_serial_port,
+	},
+	.num_resources	= 1,
+	.resource	= &ixp2000_uart_resource,
+};
+
+void __init ixp2000_uart_init(void)
+{
+	platform_device_register(&ixp2000_serial_device);
+}
+
+
 /*************************************************************************
  * Timer-tick functions for IXP2000
  *************************************************************************/
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/enp2611.c b/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/enp2611.c
index b7ebf3898fc545024ff12e548d09da416b92d861..9aa54de447407d615211860f693fe6a6879f2f28 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/enp2611.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/enp2611.c
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ static struct platform_device *enp2611_devices[] __initdata = {
 static void __init enp2611_init_machine(void)
 {
 	platform_add_devices(enp2611_devices, ARRAY_SIZE(enp2611_devices));
+	ixp2000_uart_init();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/ixdp2x00.c b/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/ixdp2x00.c
index 5e4380747b53d1bb2b105b35ec71f890ba4440c1..a43369ad876ca57cc27ab0732053ccb5d13417a1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/ixdp2x00.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/ixdp2x00.c
@@ -303,5 +303,6 @@ void __init ixdp2x00_init_machine(void)
 	gpio_line_config(IXDP2X00_GPIO_I2C_ENABLE, GPIO_OUT);
 
 	platform_add_devices(ixdp2x00_devices, ARRAY_SIZE(ixdp2x00_devices));
+	ixp2000_uart_init();
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/ixdp2x01.c b/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/ixdp2x01.c
index c73588743ee12f9f1b7c7ecd1aa74db5a9fa8800..43447dad165759affb4ddcdd22e108c0cdefd187 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/ixdp2x01.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/ixdp2x01.c
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ static void __init ixdp2x01_init_machine(void)
 		((*IXDP2X01_CPLD_FLASH_REG & IXDP2X01_CPLD_FLASH_BANK_MASK) + 1);
 
 	platform_add_devices(ixdp2x01_devices, ARRAY_SIZE(ixdp2x01_devices));
+	ixp2000_uart_init();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp2000/platform.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp2000/platform.h
index 52ded516ea5caed2d85aff56000d2985af06daf8..c0caf3e3e6fd78d32118836e7f82927dc413e33a 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp2000/platform.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp2000/platform.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ static inline unsigned int ixp2000_is_pcimaster(void)
 }
 
 void ixp2000_map_io(void);
+void ixp2000_uart_init(void);
 void ixp2000_init_irq(void);
 void ixp2000_init_time(unsigned long);
 unsigned long ixp2000_gettimeoffset(void);