diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
index 6c6f82ad8d5c..a4734649a0f0 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
@@ -1597,6 +1597,9 @@ static struct omap_uart_port_info *of_get_uart_port_info(struct device *dev)
 
 	of_property_read_u32(dev->of_node, "clock-frequency",
 					 &omap_up_info->uartclk);
+
+	omap_up_info->flags = UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF;
+
 	return omap_up_info;
 }