diff --git a/drivers/serial/ns16550.c b/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
index 3130a1d16ae4e2258791dbb3fc359c0d94db4997..9b423a591d8a3226db9c456f7738c413e1b6e563 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ int ns16550_serial_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 #if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_CONTROL)
 enum {
 	PORT_NS16550 = 0,
+	PORT_JZ4780,
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -370,6 +371,7 @@ enum {
 int ns16550_serial_ofdata_to_platdata(struct udevice *dev)
 {
 	struct ns16550_platdata *plat = dev->platdata;
+	const u32 port_type = dev_get_driver_data(dev);
 	fdt_addr_t addr;
 	struct clk clk;
 	int err;
@@ -439,6 +441,8 @@ int ns16550_serial_ofdata_to_platdata(struct udevice *dev)
 	}
 
 	plat->fcr = UART_FCRVAL;
+	if (port_type == PORT_JZ4780)
+		plat->fcr |= UART_FCR_UME;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -461,6 +465,7 @@ const struct dm_serial_ops ns16550_serial_ops = {
 static const struct udevice_id ns16550_serial_ids[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "ns16550",		.data = PORT_NS16550 },
 	{ .compatible = "ns16550a",		.data = PORT_NS16550 },
+	{ .compatible = "ingenic,jz4780-uart",	.data = PORT_JZ4780  },
 	{ .compatible = "nvidia,tegra20-uart",	.data = PORT_NS16550 },
 	{ .compatible = "snps,dw-apb-uart",	.data = PORT_NS16550 },
 	{ .compatible = "ti,omap2-uart",	.data = PORT_NS16550 },
diff --git a/include/ns16550.h b/include/ns16550.h
index 45fd68b65d7f97f620f25fc48503a3f88b6a2871..7c9703683109e8268a8f3301ab2ce12d10486999 100644
--- a/include/ns16550.h
+++ b/include/ns16550.h
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ typedef struct NS16550 *NS16550_t;
 #define UART_FCR_RXSR		0x02 /* Receiver soft reset */
 #define UART_FCR_TXSR		0x04 /* Transmitter soft reset */
 
+/* Ingenic JZ47xx specific UART-enable bit. */
+#define UART_FCR_UME		0x10
+
 /*
  * These are the definitions for the Modem Control Register
  */