diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-dreamplug.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-dreamplug.dts
index 0424d9931a3d..8a5dff807b45 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-dreamplug.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-dreamplug.dts
@@ -15,4 +15,11 @@
 		bootargs = "console=ttyS0,115200n8 earlyprintk";
 	};
 
+	serial@f1012000 {
+		compatible = "ns16550a";
+		reg = <0xf1012000 0xff>;
+		reg-shift = <2>;
+		interrupts = <33>;
+		clock-frequency = <200000000>;
+	};
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dt.c b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dt.c
index 76392af791de..fbe6405602ed 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dt.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dt.c
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ static void __init dreamplug_init(void)
 	 */
 	kirkwood_mpp_conf(dreamplug_mpp_config);
 
-	kirkwood_uart0_init();
-
 	spi_register_board_info(dreamplug_spi_slave_info,
 				ARRAY_SIZE(dreamplug_spi_slave_info));
 	kirkwood_spi_init();