diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
index 712d1600c20609332338d98b221e747281f4c25e..0dc1cb6b2706744c6a8c6a45c34e872e86c31872 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 #include <linux/dmaengine.h>
 
 struct uart_8250_dma {
+	int (*tx_dma)(struct uart_8250_port *p);
+	int (*rx_dma)(struct uart_8250_port *p, unsigned int iir);
+
 	/* Filter function */
 	dma_filter_fn		fn;
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
index f0f31d28b2f53fcce501889d356c4f55747719c3..39450ba03a2f922782bb0088688907080e9c078c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ static void serial8250_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 	struct uart_8250_port *up = up_to_u8250p(port);
 
 	serial8250_rpm_get_tx(up);
-	if (up->dma && !serial8250_tx_dma(up)) {
+	if (up->dma && !up->dma->tx_dma(up)) {
 		return;
 	} else if (!(up->ier & UART_IER_THRI)) {
 		up->ier |= UART_IER_THRI;
@@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@ int serial8250_handle_irq(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int iir)
 
 	if (status & (UART_LSR_DR | UART_LSR_BI)) {
 		if (up->dma)
-			dma_err = serial8250_rx_dma(up, iir);
+			dma_err = up->dma->rx_dma(up, iir);
 
 		if (!up->dma || dma_err)
 			status = serial8250_rx_chars(up, status);
@@ -3627,8 +3627,13 @@ int serial8250_register_8250_port(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 			uart->dl_read = up->dl_read;
 		if (up->dl_write)
 			uart->dl_write = up->dl_write;
-		if (up->dma)
+		if (up->dma) {
 			uart->dma = up->dma;
+			if (!uart->dma->tx_dma)
+				uart->dma->tx_dma = serial8250_tx_dma;
+			if (!uart->dma->rx_dma)
+				uart->dma->rx_dma = serial8250_rx_dma;
+		}
 
 		if (serial8250_isa_config != NULL)
 			serial8250_isa_config(0, &uart->port,
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dma.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dma.c
index db9eda3c12d67d9541449557eab9993ce437f226..258430b72039eec482f64a394f6dfb2dd92ca34f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dma.c
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ int serial8250_tx_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p)
 	dma->tx_err = 1;
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(serial8250_tx_dma);
 
 int serial8250_rx_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p, unsigned int iir)
 {
@@ -165,7 +164,6 @@ int serial8250_rx_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p, unsigned int iir)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(serial8250_rx_dma);
 
 int serial8250_request_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p)
 {