diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
index ce8d4ffcc425..b2bdc35f7495 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ struct serial8250_config {
 #define UART_CAP_HFIFO	(1 << 14)	/* UART has a "hidden" FIFO */
 #define UART_CAP_RPM	(1 << 15)	/* Runtime PM is active while idle */
 #define UART_CAP_IRDA	(1 << 16)	/* UART supports IrDA line discipline */
+#define UART_CAP_MINI	(1 << 17)	/* Mini UART on BCM283X family lacks:
+					 * STOP PARITY EPAR SPAR WLEN5 WLEN6
+					 */
 
 #define UART_BUG_QUOT	(1 << 0)	/* UART has buggy quot LSB */
 #define UART_BUG_TXEN	(1 << 1)	/* UART has buggy TX IIR status */
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm2835aux.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm2835aux.c
index e10f1244409b..a23c7da42ea8 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm2835aux.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm2835aux.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static int bcm2835aux_serial_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* initialize data */
 	spin_lock_init(&data->uart.port.lock);
-	data->uart.capabilities = UART_CAP_FIFO;
+	data->uart.capabilities = UART_CAP_FIFO | UART_CAP_MINI;
 	data->uart.port.dev = &pdev->dev;
 	data->uart.port.regshift = 2;
 	data->uart.port.type = PORT_16550;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index d5b6cee87801..b4e71380a13c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -2584,6 +2584,12 @@ serial8250_do_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int baud, quot, frac = 0;
 
+	if (up->capabilities & UART_CAP_MINI) {
+		termios->c_cflag &= ~(CSTOPB | PARENB | PARODD | CMSPAR);
+		if ((termios->c_cflag & CSIZE) == CS5 ||
+		    (termios->c_cflag & CSIZE) == CS6)
+			termios->c_cflag = (termios->c_cflag & ~CSIZE) | CS7;
+	}
 	cval = serial8250_compute_lcr(up, termios->c_cflag);
 
 	baud = serial8250_get_baud_rate(port, termios, old);