diff --git a/common/serial.c b/common/serial.c
index dd80e7c863e6c6bcc5a75493b1c3d9e67666c722..5d0a73ce0605d3a245f9fedd0d1ded22e45dfd7f 100644
--- a/common/serial.c
+++ b/common/serial.c
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ struct serial_device *__default_serial_console (void)
 	return &serial_scc_device;
 #elif defined(CONFIG_405GP) || defined(CONFIG_405CR) || defined(CONFIG_440) \
    || defined(CONFIG_405EP) || defined(CONFIG_405EZ) || defined(CONFIG_405EX) \
-   || defined(CONFIG_MPC5xxx)
+   || defined(CONFIG_MPC5xxx) || defined(CONFIG_MPC83xx) \
+   || defined(CONFIG_MPC85xx) || defined(CONFIG_MPC86xx)
 #if defined(CONFIG_CONS_INDEX) && defined(CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_SERIAL)
 #if (CONFIG_CONS_INDEX==1)
 	return &eserial1_device;
diff --git a/include/serial.h b/include/serial.h
index aca5221044f869f4bf4568e76a9a9d1dcd900705..5722337269b591d8f068890c533ba53fce5800bd 100644
--- a/include/serial.h
+++ b/include/serial.h
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ extern struct serial_device * default_serial_console (void);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_405GP) || defined(CONFIG_405CR) || defined(CONFIG_440) || \
     defined(CONFIG_405EP) || defined(CONFIG_405EZ) || defined(CONFIG_405EX) || \
-    defined(CONFIG_MPC5xxx)
+    defined(CONFIG_MPC5xxx) || defined(CONFIG_MPC83xx) || \
+    defined(CONFIG_MPC85xx) || defined(CONFIG_MPC86xx)
 extern struct serial_device serial0_device;
 extern struct serial_device serial1_device;
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_SERIAL)