diff --git a/arch/mips/rb532/devices.c b/arch/mips/rb532/devices.c
index 3af00b2a26ee97a7b98cfd95f8704e97e3383734..ba612687b8f188ce8906c001833c7ba12826f8e4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/rb532/devices.c
+++ b/arch/mips/rb532/devices.c
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ static struct platform_device rb532_wdt = {
 
 static struct plat_serial8250_port rb532_uart_res[] = {
 	{
+		.type           = PORT_16550A,
 		.membase	= (char *)KSEG1ADDR(REGBASE + UART0BASE),
 		.irq		= UART0_IRQ,
 		.regshift	= 2,