diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh2a/setup-sh7203.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh2a/setup-sh7203.c
index a43124e608c3719b52501c56553c69651a0cd698..0bd744f9a3b7051c966266b47f13172bb0d4b4a6 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh2a/setup-sh7203.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh2a/setup-sh7203.c
@@ -176,10 +176,12 @@ static DECLARE_INTC_DESC(intc_desc, "sh7203", vectors, groups,
 static struct plat_sci_port scif0_platform_data = {
 	.mapbase	= 0xfffe8000,
 	.flags		= UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF,
-	.scscr		= SCSCR_RE | SCSCR_TE | SCSCR_REIE,
+	.scscr		= SCSCR_RIE | SCSCR_TIE | SCSCR_RE | SCSCR_TE |
+			  SCSCR_REIE,
 	.scbrr_algo_id	= SCBRR_ALGO_2,
 	.type		= PORT_SCIF,
 	.irqs		=  { 192, 192, 192, 192 },
+	.regtype	= SCIx_SH2_SCIF_FIFODATA_REGTYPE,
 };
 
 static struct platform_device scif0_device = {
@@ -193,10 +195,12 @@ static struct platform_device scif0_device = {
 static struct plat_sci_port scif1_platform_data = {
 	.mapbase	= 0xfffe8800,
 	.flags		= UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF,
-	.scscr		= SCSCR_RE | SCSCR_TE | SCSCR_REIE,
+	.scscr		= SCSCR_RIE | SCSCR_TIE | SCSCR_RE | SCSCR_TE |
+			  SCSCR_REIE,
 	.scbrr_algo_id	= SCBRR_ALGO_2,
 	.type		= PORT_SCIF,
 	.irqs		=  { 196, 196, 196, 196 },
+	.regtype	= SCIx_SH2_SCIF_FIFODATA_REGTYPE,
 };
 
 static struct platform_device scif1_device = {
@@ -210,10 +214,12 @@ static struct platform_device scif1_device = {
 static struct plat_sci_port scif2_platform_data = {
 	.mapbase	= 0xfffe9000,
 	.flags		= UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF,
-	.scscr		= SCSCR_RE | SCSCR_TE | SCSCR_REIE,
+	.scscr		= SCSCR_RIE | SCSCR_TIE | SCSCR_RE | SCSCR_TE |
+			  SCSCR_REIE,
 	.scbrr_algo_id	= SCBRR_ALGO_2,
 	.type		= PORT_SCIF,
 	.irqs		=  { 200, 200, 200, 200 },
+	.regtype	= SCIx_SH2_SCIF_FIFODATA_REGTYPE,
 };
 
 static struct platform_device scif2_device = {
@@ -227,10 +233,12 @@ static struct platform_device scif2_device = {
 static struct plat_sci_port scif3_platform_data = {
 	.mapbase	= 0xfffe9800,
 	.flags		= UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF,
-	.scscr		= SCSCR_RE | SCSCR_TE | SCSCR_REIE,
+	.scscr		= SCSCR_RIE | SCSCR_TIE | SCSCR_RE | SCSCR_TE |
+			  SCSCR_REIE,
 	.scbrr_algo_id	= SCBRR_ALGO_2,
 	.type		= PORT_SCIF,
 	.irqs		=  { 204, 204, 204, 204 },
+	.regtype	= SCIx_SH2_SCIF_FIFODATA_REGTYPE,
 };
 
 static struct platform_device scif3_device = {
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
index 9871c57b348edd7e46f263f2e2b5b7eeb3acf60e..1b6ec568f32ab24dec0f3abf36cc8adfd011a00f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
@@ -206,6 +206,25 @@ static struct plat_sci_reg sci_regmap[SCIx_NR_REGTYPES][SCIx_NR_REGS] = {
 		[SCLSR]		= sci_reg_invalid,
 	},
 
+	/*
+	 * Common SH-2(A) SCIF definitions for ports with FIFO data
+	 * count registers.
+	 */
+	[SCIx_SH2_SCIF_FIFODATA_REGTYPE] = {
+		[SCSMR]		= { 0x00, 16 },
+		[SCBRR]		= { 0x04,  8 },
+		[SCSCR]		= { 0x08, 16 },
+		[SCxTDR]	= { 0x0c,  8 },
+		[SCxSR]		= { 0x10, 16 },
+		[SCxRDR]	= { 0x14,  8 },
+		[SCFCR]		= { 0x18, 16 },
+		[SCFDR]		= { 0x1c, 16 },
+		[SCTFDR]	= sci_reg_invalid,
+		[SCRFDR]	= sci_reg_invalid,
+		[SCSPTR]	= { 0x20, 16 },
+		[SCLSR]		= { 0x24, 16 },
+	},
+
 	/*
 	 * Common SH-3 SCIF definitions.
 	 */
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_sci.h b/include/linux/serial_sci.h
index 8bffe9ae2ca076cc1ec9b5cdf706f18d900e1c97..5f3939c67dd885585aab1338dfe371d1f822a26c 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_sci.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_sci.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ enum {
 	SCIx_IRDA_REGTYPE,
 	SCIx_SCIFA_REGTYPE,
 	SCIx_SCIFB_REGTYPE,
+	SCIx_SH2_SCIF_FIFODATA_REGTYPE,
 	SCIx_SH3_SCIF_REGTYPE,
 	SCIx_SH4_SCIF_REGTYPE,
 	SCIx_SH4_SCIF_NO_SCSPTR_REGTYPE,