diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
index 21ed9c41b751..0f8c1b0b4a71 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ enum uart_port_type {
 	/* Internal 8250 only */
 	UART_PORT_AIROHA		= 124,
 	UART_PORT_AIROHA_HS		= 125,
+	UART_PORT_DW_APB_256	= 126,
 };
 
 #define UART_CAP_FIFO	BIT(8)	/* UART has FIFO */
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
index eca02e8bd6d1..f03051740be0 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
 struct dw8250_platform_data {
 	u8 usr_reg;
 	u32 cpr_value;
+	/* Use a fixed configuration instead of probing optional registers. */
+	unsigned int type;
+	unsigned int dma_maxburst;
 	unsigned int quirks;
 };
 
@@ -630,6 +633,18 @@ static void dw8250_shutdown(struct uart_port *port)
 	d->no_int_count = 0;
 }
 
+static void dw8250_setup_port_fixed(struct uart_8250_port *up, unsigned int type)
+{
+	struct uart_port *p = &up->port;
+
+	p->type = type;
+	p->flags |= UPF_FIXED_TYPE;
+	p->rs485_config = serial8250_em485_config;
+	p->rs485_supported = serial8250_em485_supported;
+	up->rs485_start_tx = serial8250_em485_start_tx;
+	up->rs485_stop_tx = serial8250_em485_stop_tx;
+}
+
 static int dw8250_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct uart_8250_port uart = {}, *up = &uart;
@@ -765,14 +780,21 @@ static int dw8250_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	dw8250_setup_dma_filter(p, data);
 
-	if (!data->skip_autocfg)
-		dw8250_setup_port(p);
-
-	/* If we have a valid fifosize, try hooking up DMA */
-	if (p->fifosize) {
-		data->data.dma.rxconf.src_maxburst = p->fifosize / 4;
-		data->data.dma.txconf.dst_maxburst = p->fifosize / 4;
+	if (data->pdata && data->pdata->type) {
+		dw8250_setup_port_fixed(up, data->pdata->type);
+		data->data.dma.rxconf.src_maxburst = data->pdata->dma_maxburst;
+		data->data.dma.txconf.dst_maxburst = data->pdata->dma_maxburst;
 		up->dma = &data->data.dma;
+	} else {
+		if (!data->skip_autocfg)
+			dw8250_setup_port(p);
+
+		/* If we have a valid fifosize, try hooking up DMA */
+		if (p->fifosize) {
+			data->data.dma.rxconf.src_maxburst = p->fifosize / 4;
+			data->data.dma.txconf.dst_maxburst = p->fifosize / 4;
+			up->dma = &data->data.dma;
+		}
 	}
 
 	data->data.uport = serial8250_register_8250_port(up);
@@ -854,6 +876,14 @@ static const struct dw8250_platform_data dw8250_dw_apb = {
 	.usr_reg = DW_UART_USR,
 };
 
+static const struct dw8250_platform_data dw8250_h616_data = {
+	.usr_reg = DW_UART_USR,
+	.type = UART_PORT_DW_APB_256,
+	/* A peripheral request can correspond to just one character. */
+	.dma_maxburst = 1,
+	.quirks = DW_UART_QUIRK_SKIP_SET_RATE,
+};
+
 static const struct dw8250_platform_data dw8250_octeon_3860_data = {
 	.usr_reg = OCTEON_UART_USR,
 	.quirks = DW_UART_QUIRK_OCTEON,
@@ -904,6 +934,7 @@ static const struct dw8250_platform_data dw8250_tda54 = {
 
 static const struct of_device_id dw8250_of_match[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "snps,dw-apb-uart", .data = &dw8250_dw_apb },
+	{ .compatible = "allwinner,sun50i-h616-uart", .data = &dw8250_h616_data },
 	{ .compatible = "cavium,octeon-3860-uart", .data = &dw8250_octeon_3860_data },
 	{ .compatible = "marvell,armada-38x-uart", .data = &dw8250_armada_38x_data },
 	{ .compatible = "renesas,rzn1-uart", .data = &dw8250_renesas_rzn1_data },
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index db066a42f61d..e99d35880a68 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -335,6 +335,14 @@ static const struct serial8250_config uart_config[] = {
 		.rxtrig_bytes	= {1, 4},
 		.flags		= UART_CAP_FIFO,
 	},
+	[UART_PORT_DW_APB_256] = {
+		.name		= "DW APB UART 256",
+		.fifo_size	= 256,
+		.tx_loadsz	= 256,
+		.fcr		= UART_FCR_ENABLE_FIFO | UART_FCR_R_TRIG_01,
+		.rxtrig_bytes	= {1, 64, 128, 254},
+		.flags		= UART_CAP_FIFO | UART_CAP_NOTEMT,
+	},
 };
 
 /* Uart divisor latch read */