diff --git a/include/configs/am43xx_evm.h b/include/configs/am43xx_evm.h
index 67d5c48ddeb61472472d7397a8e362cf5679091d..09a3e17de33fef96bcedaf96c5c98cf6717c6d54 100644
--- a/include/configs/am43xx_evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/am43xx_evm.h
@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@
 
 /* NS16550 Configuration */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550
+#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) || !defined(CONFIG_DM_SERIAL)
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_SERIAL
-#define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_REG_SIZE	(-4)
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_CLK		48000000
+#define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_REG_SIZE	(-4)
+#else
+#define CONFIG_OMAP_SERIAL
+#endif
 
 /* I2C Configuration */
 #define CONFIG_CMD_EEPROM