diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c
index a28f115f6194..e011510737d7 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ static int brcmuart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dev_dbg(dev, "DMA is %senabled\n", priv->dma_enabled ? "" : "not ");
 
 	memset(&up, 0, sizeof(up));
-	up.port.type = PORT_16550A;
+	up.port.type = PORT_BCM7271;
 	up.port.uartclk = clk_rate;
 	up.port.dev = dev;
 	up.port.mapbase = mapbase;
@@ -1073,8 +1073,6 @@ static int brcmuart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		| UPF_FIXED_PORT | UPF_FIXED_TYPE;
 	up.port.dev = dev;
 	up.port.private_data = priv;
-	up.capabilities = UART_CAP_FIFO | UART_CAP_AFE;
-	up.port.fifosize = 32;
 
 	/* Check for a fixed line number */
 	ret = of_alias_get_id(np, "serial");
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index 1dc64a3401cc..d4b962676308 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -314,6 +314,14 @@ static const struct serial8250_config uart_config[] = {
 		.rxtrig_bytes	= {1, 4, 8, 14},
 		.flags		= UART_CAP_FIFO,
 	},
+	[PORT_BCM7271] = {
+		.name		= "Broadcom BCM7271 UART",
+		.fifo_size	= 32,
+		.tx_loadsz	= 32,
+		.fcr		= UART_FCR_ENABLE_FIFO | UART_FCR_R_TRIG_01,
+		.rxtrig_bytes	= {1, 8, 16, 30},
+		.flags		= UART_CAP_FIFO | UART_CAP_AFE,
+	},
 };
 
 /* Uart divisor latch read */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/serial_core.h b/include/uapi/linux/serial_core.h
index 3ba34d8378bd..1138d9bf7b18 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/serial_core.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/serial_core.h
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@
 /* Blackfin bf5xx */
 #define PORT_BFIN	75
 
+/* Broadcom BCM7271 UART */
+#define PORT_BCM7271	76
+
 /* Broadcom SB1250, etc. SOC */
 #define PORT_SB1250_DUART	77