diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708-buffalo-wzr-1750dhp.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708-buffalo-wzr-1750dhp.dts
index 9cb186ea2e979776bdde34a944eb79cac1d1011c..d49afec0d06221268c2887f2fa3f35fa4dbb18a9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708-buffalo-wzr-1750dhp.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708-buffalo-wzr-1750dhp.dts
@@ -136,10 +136,6 @@
 	};
 };
 
-&uart0 {
-	status = "okay";
-};
-
 &usb2 {
 	vcc-gpio = <&chipcommon 9 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708-luxul-xap-1510.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708-luxul-xap-1510.dts
index 35e6ed6a3ef7a6e21e414a14da10770edec8f6b6..f591b0f256d82511c9d6d5d1ebee24cc180cc81e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708-luxul-xap-1510.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708-luxul-xap-1510.dts
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@
 	};
 };
 
-&uart0 {
-	status = "okay";
-};
-
 &spi_nor {
 	status = "okay";
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708-luxul-xwc-1000.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708-luxul-xwc-1000.dts
index 1c7e53d60aa40ee8029594d4be166c054a1e770a..50d65d8fbd9afb8dc2b7890278ae3f5c28a18a92 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708-luxul-xwc-1000.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708-luxul-xwc-1000.dts
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@
 	};
 };
 
-&uart0 {
-	status = "okay";
-};
-
 &spi_nor {
 	status = "okay";
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708-netgear-r6250.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708-netgear-r6250.dts
index 8ce39d58eeb8ab2f0e08addce0bb43a08c896412..8519548584f10435919a817f15e506015d74239c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708-netgear-r6250.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708-netgear-r6250.dts
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@
 	};
 };
 
-&uart0 {
-	status = "okay";
-};
-
 &usb3 {
 	vcc-gpio = <&chipcommon 0 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708-smartrg-sr400ac.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708-smartrg-sr400ac.dts
index 70f4bb9d864aedc1bb9b1ce336babaa0940c0796..74cfcd3e40e9a33616a00517b0e0462efc9462f4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708-smartrg-sr400ac.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708-smartrg-sr400ac.dts
@@ -119,10 +119,6 @@
 	};
 };
 
-&uart0 {
-	status = "okay";
-};
-
 &spi_nor {
 	status = "okay";
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708.dtsi
index eed4dd1599955bbde4c3ef7f6c5b7efa6c6a2c1d..d0eec099f1f8cda749315e8e29b1a95ca295fa09 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4708.dtsi
@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@
 	};
 
 };
+
+&uart0 {
+	status = "okay";
+};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47081-buffalo-wzr-600dhp2.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47081-buffalo-wzr-600dhp2.dts
index a9c8defed4d3e7d18fb5b2ee9ac53166dbdc6dab..2922536b72fc4cfec36058c5b45db5a819aedb7e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47081-buffalo-wzr-600dhp2.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47081-buffalo-wzr-600dhp2.dts
@@ -122,7 +122,3 @@
 		};
 	};
 };
-
-&uart0 {
-	status = "okay";
-};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47081.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47081.dtsi
index f720012ee5ed2f9904c7f39c7acd298f7b85ef37..c5f7619af4a651b53761ec5ec4aa0cd5134d13af 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47081.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47081.dtsi
@@ -24,3 +24,7 @@
 		};
 	};
 };
+
+&uart0 {
+	status = "okay";
+};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4709-netgear-r7000.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4709-netgear-r7000.dts
index fd38d2aa3521292985255e897564b651923d2085..0225d821d330d6b94abd684e592f1a2b14c174a3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4709-netgear-r7000.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4709-netgear-r7000.dts
@@ -100,7 +100,3 @@
 		};
 	};
 };
-
-&uart0 {
-	status = "okay";
-};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4709-netgear-r8000.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4709-netgear-r8000.dts
index 92f8a7219e989e60bef22026ebc951d672d36a98..56d38a3549439573a46707640c6ab3d580f258c0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4709-netgear-r8000.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4709-netgear-r8000.dts
@@ -107,10 +107,6 @@
 	};
 };
 
-&uart0 {
-	status = "okay";
-};
-
 &usb2 {
 	vcc-gpio = <&chipcommon 0 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4709-tplink-archer-c9-v1.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4709-tplink-archer-c9-v1.dts
index 9a92c24ac2d8f545890525291c049f1e457799db..c67bfaa0c8e824bda8e6da609ff893cd3f054e1a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4709-tplink-archer-c9-v1.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4709-tplink-archer-c9-v1.dts
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@
 	};
 };
 
-&uart0 {
-	status = "okay";
-};
-
 &usb2 {
 	vcc-gpio = <&chipcommon 13 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4709.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4709.dtsi
index f03976597a6db429481659ed13d1129e5adabd19..c645fea2b7f7e18297ec9a7ddfb3f72d879e4bb7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4709.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm4709.dtsi
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
 
 &uart0 {
 	clock-frequency = <125000000>;
+	status = "okay";
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094-dlink-dir-885l.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094-dlink-dir-885l.dts
index 661348dbb7cebf5934a649e03fe2893ac20b5c86..7fb9270b3a7818c215d062707c47d3fe6b28bc51 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094-dlink-dir-885l.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094-dlink-dir-885l.dts
@@ -105,10 +105,6 @@
 	};
 };
 
-&uart0 {
-	status = "okay";
-};
-
 &usb3 {
 	vcc-gpio = <&chipcommon 18 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094-luxul-xwr-3100.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094-luxul-xwr-3100.dts
index 169b35fe5651ea2fc043396699e013fba056af02..2f4a6512a1a60f4ef97cc2130267586a0eaf7b92 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094-luxul-xwr-3100.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094-luxul-xwr-3100.dts
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@
 	};
 };
 
-&uart0 {
-	status = "okay";
-};
-
 &usb3 {
 	vcc-gpio = <&chipcommon 18 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094-netgear-r8500.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094-netgear-r8500.dts
index 521b4155de60cc3786d4473622508be544048123..7ecd57cca61013b4ca5974a893e273bef1ddeef2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094-netgear-r8500.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094-netgear-r8500.dts
@@ -97,7 +97,3 @@
 		};
 	};
 };
-
-&uart0 {
-	status = "okay";
-};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094.dtsi
index 4f09aa0114e66ceedac96e9569816425ab07e2ae..4840a782fc053266257438c44529bc432b22a9c5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094.dtsi
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@
 
 &uart0 {
 	clock-frequency = <125000000>;
+	status = "okay";
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm94708.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm94708.dts
index 251a486f2da63260419bb973264b1f73598ec2e7..42855a7c1bfa6ca07bb08383107a20fc84c07e1a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm94708.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm94708.dts
@@ -50,7 +50,3 @@
 		reg = <0x00000000 0x08000000>;
 	};
 };
-
-&uart0 {
-	status = "okay";
-};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm94709.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm94709.dts
index b16cac92904fe7145f728a985da7327654f29d5a..95e8be65f2f14039ee4d04bfbcb1425fe1ce15f0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm94709.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm94709.dts
@@ -50,7 +50,3 @@
 		reg = <0x00000000 0x08000000>;
 	};
 };
-
-&uart0 {
-	status = "okay";
-};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm953012er.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm953012er.dts
index 0a9abecf9423456f8aeac756c2b6533347742b53..decd86bae901c0296a07cff8cf59b32006e972c9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm953012er.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm953012er.dts
@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@
 	};
 };
 
-&uart0 {
-	status = "okay";
-};
-
 &spi_nor {
 	status = "okay";
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm953012k.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm953012k.dts
index 05a985a203789c8cbaae5d7a3a55e8496749975b..bfd923096a8c1f5487b4bed2302ee8c784c395c7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm953012k.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm953012k.dts
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 
 &uart0 {
 	clock-frequency = <62499840>;
-	status = "okay";
 };
 
 &uart1 {