diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial.c b/drivers/serial/serial.c
index e10ca6eef76..c0b1eb30561 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial.c
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ serial_initfunc(pxa_serial_initialize);
 serial_initfunc(smh_serial_initialize);
 serial_initfunc(sh_serial_initialize);
 serial_initfunc(mtk_serial_initialize);
+serial_initfunc(meson_serial_initialize);
 
 /**
  * serial_register() - Register serial driver with serial driver core
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ int serial_initialize(void)
 	smh_serial_initialize();
 	sh_serial_initialize();
 	mtk_serial_initialize();
+	meson_serial_initialize();
 
 	serial_assign(default_serial_console()->name);
 
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_meson.c b/drivers/serial/serial_meson.c
index bb79b972957..cc71381f87e 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_meson.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_meson.c
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
  * (C) Copyright 2016 Beniamino Galvani <b.galvani@gmail.com>
  */
 
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(DM_SERIAL)
 #include <dm.h>
-#include <errno.h>
 #include <fdtdec.h>
+#endif
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
@@ -25,6 +27,15 @@ struct meson_serial_plat {
 	struct meson_uart *reg;
 };
 
+#if !CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(DM_SERIAL)
+/* UART base address */
+#if defined(CONFIG_MESON_GX)
+#define AML_UART_BASE	0xc81004c0
+#else /* G12A, AXG, ... */
+#define AML_UART_BASE	0xff803000
+#endif
+#endif
+
 /* AML_UART_STATUS bits */
 #define AML_UART_PARITY_ERR		BIT(16)
 #define AML_UART_FRAME_ERR		BIT(17)
@@ -51,6 +62,7 @@ struct meson_serial_plat {
 #define AML_UART_REG5_USE_NEW_BAUD	BIT(23) /* default 1 (use new baud rate register) */
 #define AML_UART_REG5_BAUD_MASK		0x7fffff
 
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(DM_SERIAL)
 static u32 meson_calc_baud_divisor(ulong src_rate, u32 baud)
 {
 	/*
@@ -245,6 +257,111 @@ U_BOOT_DRIVER(serial_meson) = {
 	.plat_auto	= sizeof(struct meson_serial_plat),
 };
 
+#else
+
+static int meson_serial_init(void)
+{
+	struct meson_uart *const uart = (struct meson_uart *)AML_UART_BASE;
+	u32 val;
+
+	val = readl(&uart->control);
+	val |= (AML_UART_RX_RST | AML_UART_TX_RST | AML_UART_CLR_ERR);
+	writel(val, &uart->control);
+	val &= ~(AML_UART_RX_RST | AML_UART_TX_RST | AML_UART_CLR_ERR);
+	writel(val, &uart->control);
+	val |= (AML_UART_RX_EN | AML_UART_TX_EN);
+	writel(val, &uart->control);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int meson_serial_stop(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void meson_serial_setbrg(void)
+{
+}
+
+static void meson_serial_putc(const char ch)
+{
+	struct meson_uart *uart = (struct meson_uart *)AML_UART_BASE;
+
+	/* On '\n' also do '\r' */
+	if (ch == '\n')
+		meson_serial_putc('\r');
+
+	while (readl(&uart->status) & AML_UART_TX_FULL)
+		;
+
+	writel(ch, &uart->wfifo);
+}
+
+static void meson_serial_puts(const char *s)
+{
+	while (*s)
+		meson_serial_putc(*s++);
+}
+
+static int meson_serial_getc(void)
+{
+	struct meson_uart *const uart = (struct meson_uart *)AML_UART_BASE;
+	uint32_t status = readl(&uart->status);
+
+	if (status & AML_UART_RX_EMPTY)
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
+	if (status & AML_UART_ERR) {
+		u32 val = readl(&uart->control);
+
+		/* Clear error */
+		val |= AML_UART_CLR_ERR;
+		writel(val, &uart->control);
+		val &= ~AML_UART_CLR_ERR;
+		writel(val, &uart->control);
+
+		/* Remove spurious byte from fifo */
+		readl(&uart->rfifo);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	return readl(&uart->rfifo) & 0xff;
+}
+
+static int meson_serial_tstc(void)
+{
+	struct meson_uart *const uart = (struct meson_uart *)AML_UART_BASE;
+	uint32_t status = readl(&uart->status);
+
+	if (status & AML_UART_RX_EMPTY)
+		return 0;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+struct serial_device meson_serial_device = {
+	.name	= "meson_serial",
+	.start	= meson_serial_init,
+	.stop	= meson_serial_stop,
+	.setbrg	= meson_serial_setbrg,
+	.getc	= meson_serial_getc,
+	.tstc	= meson_serial_tstc,
+	.putc	= meson_serial_putc,
+	.puts	= meson_serial_puts,
+};
+
+void meson_serial_initialize(void)
+{
+	serial_register(&meson_serial_device);
+}
+
+__weak struct serial_device *default_serial_console(void)
+{
+	return &meson_serial_device;
+}
+
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_MESON
 
 #include <debug_uart.h>