diff --git a/drivers/serial/of_serial.c b/drivers/serial/of_serial.c
index a821e3a3d664e93f18fa6dcb8e7e561ce4fc6076..14f8fa9135be49c664f64d80c9633bf1d405f85c 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/of_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/of_serial.c
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ static struct of_device_id __devinitdata of_platform_serial_table[] = {
 	{ .type = "serial", .compatible = "ns16450",  .data = (void *)PORT_16450, },
 	{ .type = "serial", .compatible = "ns16550",  .data = (void *)PORT_16550, },
 	{ .type = "serial", .compatible = "ns16750",  .data = (void *)PORT_16750, },
+	{ .type = "serial", .compatible = "ns16850",  .data = (void *)PORT_16850, },
 #ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM_NWPSERIAL
 	{ .type = "serial", .compatible = "ibm,qpace-nwp-serial",
 					.data = (void *)PORT_NWPSERIAL, },