diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/microchip/sam9x60.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/microchip/sam9x60.dtsi
index 1705c96f4221..ae089d4bd660 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/microchip/sam9x60.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/microchip/sam9x60.dtsi
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@
 					dma-names = "tx", "rx";
 					clocks = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_PERIPHERAL 13>;
 					clock-names = "usart";
+					atmel,usart-mode = <AT91_USART_MODE_SERIAL>;
 					atmel,use-dma-rx;
 					atmel,use-dma-tx;
 					atmel,fifo-size = <16>;
@@ -384,6 +385,7 @@
 					dma-names = "tx", "rx";
 					clocks = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_PERIPHERAL 32>;
 					clock-names = "usart";
+					atmel,usart-mode = <AT91_USART_MODE_SERIAL>;
 					atmel,use-dma-rx;
 					atmel,use-dma-tx;
 					atmel,fifo-size = <16>;
@@ -433,6 +435,7 @@
 					dma-names = "tx", "rx";
 					clocks = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_PERIPHERAL 33>;
 					clock-names = "usart";
+					atmel,usart-mode = <AT91_USART_MODE_SERIAL>;
 					atmel,use-dma-rx;
 					atmel,use-dma-tx;
 					atmel,fifo-size = <16>;
@@ -590,6 +593,7 @@
 					dma-names = "tx", "rx";
 					clocks = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_PERIPHERAL 9>;
 					clock-names = "usart";
+					atmel,usart-mode = <AT91_USART_MODE_SERIAL>;
 					atmel,use-dma-rx;
 					atmel,use-dma-tx;
 					atmel,fifo-size = <16>;
@@ -639,6 +643,7 @@
 					dma-names = "tx", "rx";
 					clocks = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_PERIPHERAL 10>;
 					clock-names = "usart";
+					atmel,usart-mode = <AT91_USART_MODE_SERIAL>;
 					atmel,use-dma-rx;
 					atmel,use-dma-tx;
 					atmel,fifo-size = <16>;
@@ -688,6 +693,7 @@
 					dma-names = "tx", "rx";
 					clocks = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_PERIPHERAL 11>;
 					clock-names = "usart";
+					atmel,usart-mode = <AT91_USART_MODE_SERIAL>;
 					atmel,use-dma-rx;
 					atmel,use-dma-tx;
 					atmel,fifo-size = <16>;
@@ -737,6 +743,7 @@
 					dma-names = "tx", "rx";
 					clocks = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_PERIPHERAL 5>;
 					clock-names = "usart";
+					atmel,usart-mode = <AT91_USART_MODE_SERIAL>;
 					atmel,use-dma-rx;
 					atmel,use-dma-tx;
 					atmel,fifo-size = <16>;
@@ -805,6 +812,7 @@
 					dma-names = "tx", "rx";
 					clocks = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_PERIPHERAL 6>;
 					clock-names = "usart";
+					atmel,usart-mode = <AT91_USART_MODE_SERIAL>;
 					atmel,use-dma-rx;
 					atmel,use-dma-tx;
 					atmel,fifo-size = <16>;
@@ -873,6 +881,7 @@
 					dma-names = "tx", "rx";
 					clocks = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_PERIPHERAL 7>;
 					clock-names = "usart";
+					atmel,usart-mode = <AT91_USART_MODE_SERIAL>;
 					atmel,use-dma-rx;
 					atmel,use-dma-tx;
 					atmel,fifo-size = <16>;
@@ -941,6 +950,7 @@
 					dma-names = "tx", "rx";
 					clocks = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_PERIPHERAL 8>;
 					clock-names = "usart";
+					atmel,usart-mode = <AT91_USART_MODE_SERIAL>;
 					atmel,use-dma-rx;
 					atmel,use-dma-tx;
 					atmel,fifo-size = <16>;
@@ -1064,6 +1074,7 @@
 					dma-names = "tx", "rx";
 					clocks = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_PERIPHERAL 15>;
 					clock-names = "usart";
+					atmel,usart-mode = <AT91_USART_MODE_SERIAL>;
 					atmel,use-dma-rx;
 					atmel,use-dma-tx;
 					atmel,fifo-size = <16>;
@@ -1113,6 +1124,7 @@
 					dma-names = "tx", "rx";
 					clocks = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_PERIPHERAL 16>;
 					clock-names = "usart";
+					atmel,usart-mode = <AT91_USART_MODE_SERIAL>;
 					atmel,use-dma-rx;
 					atmel,use-dma-tx;
 					atmel,fifo-size = <16>;