diff --git a/board/BuS/eb_cpux9k2/cpux9k2.c b/board/BuS/eb_cpux9k2/cpux9k2.c
index e9a1cb276caf65df8eddb7811dd4d0904b1bc7dc..a918b04dddcbd0d0b14a9e8b8c166488e476707f 100644
--- a/board/BuS/eb_cpux9k2/cpux9k2.c
+++ b/board/BuS/eb_cpux9k2/cpux9k2.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <asm/arch/at91_pio.h>
 #include <asm/arch/at91_pmc.h>
 #include <asm/arch/at91_mc.h>
+#include <asm/arch/at91_common.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_STATUS_LED
 #include <status_led.h>
@@ -77,6 +78,12 @@ int board_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int board_early_init_f(void)
+{
+	at91_seriald_hw_init();
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R
 
 int misc_init_r(void)
diff --git a/include/configs/eb_cpux9k2.h b/include/configs/eb_cpux9k2.h
index 25b28f510987e6bd9b64fef3c883291ba7ed3d9d..c4b1e654c7d8bb086fd223e9d0f0f37b8298d66b 100644
--- a/include/configs/eb_cpux9k2.h
+++ b/include/configs/eb_cpux9k2.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <asm/hardware.h>	/* needed for port definitions */
 
 #define CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R
+#define CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #define CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE 		0x00000000
@@ -174,8 +175,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_BAUDRATE_TABLE	{ 115200, 19200, 38400, 57600, 9600 }
 
 #define CONFIG_BAUDRATE 115200
-#define CONFIG_AT91RM9200_USART
-#define CONFIG_DBGU			/* define DBGU as console */
+#define CONFIG_ATMEL_USART
+#define CONFIG_USART_BASE	ATMEL_BASE_DBGU
+#define CONFIG_USART_ID		0/* ignored in arm */
 
 /*
  * network