diff --git a/include/configs/ti_omap3_common.h b/include/configs/ti_omap3_common.h
index dcf76305db..c668284b3e 100644
--- a/include/configs/ti_omap3_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/ti_omap3_common.h
@@ -27,12 +27,10 @@
 /* NS16550 Configuration */
 #define V_NS16550_CLK			48000000	/* 48MHz (APLL96/2) */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_CLK		V_NS16550_CLK
-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_SERIAL
 #if !defined(CONFIG_DM_SERIAL)
+#define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_SERIAL
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_REG_SIZE	(-4)
 #endif /* !CONFIG_DM_SERIAL */
-#endif /* CONFIG_SPL_BUILD */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_BAUDRATE_TABLE	{4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, \
 					115200}