--- a/arch/mips/ath79/dev-common.c
+++ b/arch/mips/ath79/dev-common.c
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ static struct plat_serial8250_port ath79
 		.flags		= AR71XX_UART_FLAGS,
 		.iotype		= UPIO_MEM32,
 		.regshift	= 2,
+		.platform_probe = &ath79_enable_uart,
+		.platform_remove = &ath79_disable_uart,
 	}, {
 		/* terminating entry */
 	}
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
@@ -3676,6 +3676,9 @@ static int serial8250_probe(struct platf
 	struct uart_8250_port uart;
 	int ret, i, irqflag = 0;
 
+	if (p && p->platform_probe)
+		p->platform_probe(dev);
+
 	memset(&uart, 0, sizeof(uart));
 
 	if (share_irqs)
@@ -3718,6 +3721,7 @@ static int serial8250_probe(struct platf
  */
 static int serial8250_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
+	struct plat_serial8250_port *p;
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_uarts; i++) {
@@ -3726,6 +3730,12 @@ static int serial8250_remove(struct plat
 		if (up->port.dev == &dev->dev)
 			serial8250_unregister_port(i);
 	}
+
+	p = dev_get_platdata(&dev->dev);
+
+	if (p && p->platform_remove)
+		p->platform_remove(dev);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
--- a/include/linux/serial_8250.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_8250.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ struct plat_serial8250_port {
 	void		(*pm)(struct uart_port *, unsigned int state,
 			      unsigned old);
 	void		(*handle_break)(struct uart_port *);
+	void		(*platform_probe)(struct platform_device*);
+	void		(*platform_remove)(struct platform_device*);
 };
 
 /*