diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708.dtsi
index d0eec099f1f8cda749315e8e29b1a95ca295fa09..1a19e97a987db95a72da47cda58f22a84d682b09 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708.dtsi
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
 / {
 	compatible = "brcm,bcm4708";
 
+	aliases {
+		serial0 = &uart0;
+	};
+
+	chosen {
+		stdout-path = "serial0:115200n8";
+	};
+
 	cpus {
 		#address-cells = <1>;
 		#size-cells = <0>;
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47081.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47081.dtsi
index 7bcd536198fcbf7b0516642c67e2c51445bfe529..9829d044aaf44a6b4cc2f65dca508b9e3195d44a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47081.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47081.dtsi
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@
 / {
 	compatible = "brcm,bcm47081";
 
+	aliases {
+		serial0 = &uart0;
+	};
+
+	chosen {
+		stdout-path = "serial0:115200n8";
+	};
+
 	cpus {
 		#address-cells = <1>;
 		#size-cells = <0>;
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm5301x.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm5301x.dtsi
index 89b3c7f53317c1d80fd694af05dcc5147e27cf20..acee36a610047f69383990ebc980508ea6e47fd8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm5301x.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm5301x.dtsi
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@
 / {
 	interrupt-parent = <&gic>;
 
-	chosen {
-		stdout-path = &uart0;
-	};
-
 	chipcommonA {
 		compatible = "simple-bus";
 		ranges = <0x00000000 0x18000000 0x00001000>;
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm94708.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm94708.dts
index 42855a7c1bfa6ca07bb08383107a20fc84c07e1a..2e08c895f2818cefbb799a5011190bfd724c0225 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm94708.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm94708.dts
@@ -38,14 +38,6 @@
 	model = "NorthStar SVK (BCM94708)";
 	compatible = "brcm,bcm94708", "brcm,bcm4708";
 
-	aliases {
-		serial0 = &uart0;
-	};
-
-	chosen {
-		stdout-path = "serial0:115200n8";
-	};
-
 	memory {
 		reg = <0x00000000 0x08000000>;
 	};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm94709.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm94709.dts
index 95e8be65f2f14039ee4d04bfbcb1425fe1ce15f0..c37616c67edcc0810d46c93bfcb78eacdf05c5ed 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm94709.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm94709.dts
@@ -38,14 +38,6 @@
 	model = "NorthStar SVK (BCM94709)";
 	compatible = "brcm,bcm94709", "brcm,bcm4709", "brcm,bcm4708";
 
-	aliases {
-		serial0 = &uart0;
-	};
-
-	chosen {
-		stdout-path = "serial0:115200n8";
-	};
-
 	memory {
 		reg = <0x00000000 0x08000000>;
 	};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm953012er.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm953012er.dts
index decd86bae901c0296a07cff8cf59b32006e972c9..40e694bfe5cabedfbda67e6632fc388214ccad2e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm953012er.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm953012er.dts
@@ -39,14 +39,6 @@
 	model = "NorthStar Enterprise Router (BCM953012ER)";
 	compatible = "brcm,bcm953012er", "brcm,brcm53012", "brcm,bcm4708";
 
-	aliases {
-		serial0 = &uart0;
-	};
-
-	chosen {
-		stdout-path = "serial0:115200n8";
-	};
-
 	memory {
 		reg = <0x00000000 0x8000000>;
 	};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm953012hr.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm953012hr.dts
index 766aa711d54b96e47b16257b5f85bb29020b69d2..3076e81699cf86d01b19b5206036392fe1234e67 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm953012hr.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm953012hr.dts
@@ -40,16 +40,11 @@
 	compatible = "brcm,bcm953012hr", "brcm,brcm53012", "brcm,bcm4708";
 
 	aliases {
-		serial0 = &uart0;
 		ethernet0 = &gmac0;
 		ethernet1 = &gmac1;
 		ethernet2 = &gmac2;
 	};
 
-	chosen {
-		stdout-path = "serial0:115200n8";
-	};
-
 	memory@80000000 {
 		reg = <0x80000000 0x10000000>;
 	};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm953012k.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm953012k.dts
index a00c4e1dfb4c25ce532eaae9c06b08a22450ea71..fbc6219e977a8b63e9ecfd095f28f0d2d9b42d56 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm953012k.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm953012k.dts
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@
 		serial1 = &uart1;
 	};
 
-	chosen {
-		stdout-path = "serial0:115200n8";
-	};
-
 	memory {
 		reg = <0x00000000 0x10000000>;
 	};