diff --git a/drivers/serial/ns16550.c b/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
index b2da8b318e..ed4e6b3a1f 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void NS16550_init(NS16550_t com_port, int baud_divisor)
 
 	serial_out(CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_IER, &com_port->ier);
 #if (defined(CONFIG_OMAP) && !defined(CONFIG_OMAP3_ZOOM2)) || \
-					defined(CONFIG_AM33XX)
+			defined(CONFIG_AM33XX) || defined(CONFIG_TI814X)
 	serial_out(0x7, &com_port->mdr1);	/* mode select reset TL16C750*/
 #endif
 	serial_out(UART_LCR_BKSE | UART_LCRVAL, &com_port->lcr);
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ void NS16550_init(NS16550_t com_port, int baud_divisor)
 	serial_out((baud_divisor >> 8) & 0xff, &com_port->dlm);
 	serial_out(UART_LCRVAL, &com_port->lcr);
 #if (defined(CONFIG_OMAP) && !defined(CONFIG_OMAP3_ZOOM2)) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_AM33XX) || defined(CONFIG_SOC_DA8XX)
+	defined(CONFIG_AM33XX) || defined(CONFIG_SOC_DA8XX) || \
+	defined(CONFIG_TI814X)
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_APTIX)
 	/* /13 mode so Aptix 6MHz can hit 115200 */