diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_tegra.c b/drivers/serial/serial_tegra.c
index 7eb70e1..b9227f0 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_tegra.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <ns16550.h>
 #include <serial.h>
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_OF_CONTROL
 static const struct udevice_id tegra_serial_ids[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "nvidia,tegra20-uart" },
 	{ }
@@ -26,13 +27,28 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
+#else
+struct ns16550_platdata tegra_serial = {
+	.base = CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_COM1,
+	.reg_shift = 2,
+	.clock = V_NS16550_CLK,
+};
+
+U_BOOT_DEVICE(ns16550_serial) = {
+	"serial_tegra20", &tegra_serial
+};
+#endif
+
 U_BOOT_DRIVER(serial_ns16550) = {
 	.name	= "serial_tegra20",
 	.id	= UCLASS_SERIAL,
+#ifdef CONFIG_OF_CONTROL
 	.of_match = tegra_serial_ids,
 	.ofdata_to_platdata = tegra_serial_ofdata_to_platdata,
 	.platdata_auto_alloc_size = sizeof(struct ns16550_platdata),
+#endif
 	.priv_auto_alloc_size = sizeof(struct NS16550),
 	.probe = ns16550_serial_probe,
 	.ops	= &ns16550_serial_ops,
+	.flags	= DM_FLAG_PRE_RELOC,
 };