diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/Makefile b/arch/arm/dts/Makefile
index b574284262..7af45bb20f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/Makefile
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_TARGET_DRA7XX_EVM) += dra72-evm.dtb dra7-evm.dtb
 dtb-$(CONFIG_TARGET_BEAGLE_X15) += am57xx-beagle-x15.dtb
 dtb-$(CONFIG_TARGET_STV0991) += stv0991.dtb
 
-dtb-$(CONFIG_LS102XA) += ls1021a-qds.dtb \
+dtb-$(CONFIG_LS102XA) += ls1021a-qds-duart.dtb \
 	ls1021a-twr-duart.dtb ls1021a-twr-lpuart.dtb
 dtb-$(CONFIG_FSL_LSCH3) += fsl-ls2080a-qds.dtb \
 	fsl-ls2080a-rdb.dtb
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/ls1021a-qds-duart.dts b/arch/arm/dts/ls1021a-qds-duart.dts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc568673ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/ls1021a-qds-duart.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Freescale ls1021a QDS board common device tree source
+ *
+ * Copyright 2013-2015 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+/dts-v1/;
+#include "ls1021a-qds.dtsi"
+
+/ {
+	chosen {
+		stdout-path = &uart0;
+	};
+};
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/ls1021a-qds.dts b/arch/arm/dts/ls1021a-qds.dtsi
similarity index 98%
rename from arch/arm/dts/ls1021a-qds.dts
rename to arch/arm/dts/ls1021a-qds.dtsi
index e634292359..ca9e835a06 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/ls1021a-qds.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/ls1021a-qds.dtsi
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 /*
- * Freescale ls1021a QDS board device tree source
+ * Freescale ls1021a QDS board common device tree source
  *
  * Copyright 2013-2015 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
-/dts-v1/;
 #include "ls1021a.dtsi"
 
 / {
diff --git a/configs/ls1021aqds_ddr4_nor_defconfig b/configs/ls1021aqds_ddr4_nor_defconfig
index 2f16339d18..842f645d6c 100644
--- a/configs/ls1021aqds_ddr4_nor_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ls1021aqds_ddr4_nor_defconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_LS1021AQDS=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SYS_FSL_DDR4"
+CONFIG_DM_SERIAL=y
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="ls1021a-qds-duart"
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set
+CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
+CONFIG_DM=y
 CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
 CONFIG_E1000=y
 CONFIG_SYS_NS16550=y
diff --git a/configs/ls1021aqds_nor_defconfig b/configs/ls1021aqds_nor_defconfig
index 6878df4980..f4c81e2ae0 100644
--- a/configs/ls1021aqds_nor_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ls1021aqds_nor_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_LS1021AQDS=y
+CONFIG_DM_SERIAL=y
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="ls1021a-qds-duart"
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set
+CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
+CONFIG_DM=y
 CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
 CONFIG_E1000=y
 CONFIG_SYS_NS16550=y
diff --git a/configs/ls1021aqds_qspi_defconfig b/configs/ls1021aqds_qspi_defconfig
index 0f740fd902..2e98d6c28b 100644
--- a/configs/ls1021aqds_qspi_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ls1021aqds_qspi_defconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_LS1021AQDS=y
 CONFIG_DM_SPI=y
-CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="ls1021a-qds"
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="ls1021a-qds-duart"
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="QSPI_BOOT"
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set
diff --git a/configs/ls1021aqds_sdcard_defconfig b/configs/ls1021aqds_sdcard_defconfig
index 3249b4884f..e283f69629 100644
--- a/configs/ls1021aqds_sdcard_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ls1021aqds_sdcard_defconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_LS1021AQDS=y
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="ls1021a-qds-duart"
 CONFIG_SPL=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="RAMBOOT_PBL,SPL_FSL_PBL,SD_BOOT"
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set
+CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
+CONFIG_DM=y
 CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
 CONFIG_E1000=y
 CONFIG_SYS_NS16550=y
diff --git a/include/configs/ls1021aqds.h b/include/configs/ls1021aqds.h
index f6efc55059..5bdc124475 100644
--- a/include/configs/ls1021aqds.h
+++ b/include/configs/ls1021aqds.h
@@ -375,7 +375,9 @@ unsigned long get_board_ddr_clk(void);
 #else
 #define CONFIG_CONS_INDEX		1
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_SERIAL
+#ifndef CONFIG_DM_SERIAL
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_REG_SIZE	1
+#endif
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_CLK		get_serial_clock()
 #endif