diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.c b/drivers/serial/8250.c
index 849af9d..3ae4974 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/8250.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250.c
@@ -2903,6 +2903,7 @@
 		port.mapbase		= p->mapbase;
 		port.hub6		= p->hub6;
 		port.private_data	= p->private_data;
+		port.type		= p->type;
 		port.serial_in		= p->serial_in;
 		port.serial_out		= p->serial_out;
 		port.dev		= &dev->dev;
@@ -3058,6 +3059,14 @@
 		uart->port.private_data = port->private_data;
 		if (port->dev)
 			uart->port.dev = port->dev;
+
+		if (port->flags & UPF_FIXED_TYPE) {
+			uart->port.type = port->type;
+			uart->port.fifosize = uart_config[port->type].fifo_size;
+			uart->capabilities = uart_config[port->type].flags;
+			uart->tx_loadsz = uart_config[port->type].tx_loadsz;
+		}
+
 		set_io_from_upio(&uart->port);
 		/* Possibly override default I/O functions.  */
 		if (port->serial_in)