diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_mtk.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_mtk.c
index de48a58460f4..de57f47635cd 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_mtk.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_mtk.c
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
 #define MTK_UART_XON1		40	/* I/O: Xon character 1 */
 #define MTK_UART_XOFF1		42	/* I/O: Xoff character 1 */
 
+#define MTK_UART_FEATURE_SEL	39	/* Feature Selection register */
+#define MTK_UART_FEAT_NEWRMAP	BIT(0)	/* Use new register map */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_DMA
 enum dma_rx_status {
 	DMA_RX_START = 0,
@@ -572,6 +575,10 @@ static int mtk8250_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		uart.dma = data->dma;
 #endif
 
+	/* Set AP UART new register map */
+	writel(MTK_UART_FEAT_NEWRMAP, uart.port.membase +
+	       (MTK_UART_FEATURE_SEL << uart.port.regshift));
+
 	/* Disable Rate Fix function */
 	writel(0x0, uart.port.membase +
 			(MTK_UART_RATE_FIX << uart.port.regshift));