diff --git a/arch/powerpc/dts/canyonlands.dts b/arch/powerpc/dts/canyonlands.dts
index 2ec9762e48106aa767b35d01ca7c4342596ce34f..0a2f5d7649237ba4e9ccda86ae72a392d6afa563 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/dts/canyonlands.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/dts/canyonlands.dts
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 		serial1 = &UART1;
 	};
 
+	chosen {
+		stdout-path = &UART0;
+	};
+
 	cpus {
 		#address-cells = <1>;
 		#size-cells = <0>;
@@ -280,6 +284,7 @@
 
 			UART0: serial@ef600300 {
 				device_type = "serial";
+				reg-shift = <0>;
 				compatible = "ns16550";
 				reg = <0xef600300 0x00000008>;
 				virtual-reg = <0xef600300>;
@@ -291,6 +296,7 @@
 
 			UART1: serial@ef600400 {
 				device_type = "serial";
+				reg-shift = <0>;
 				compatible = "ns16550";
 				reg = <0xef600400 0x00000008>;
 				virtual-reg = <0xef600400>;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/dts/glacier.dts b/arch/powerpc/dts/glacier.dts
index 3e7ce2c9e644ef930245d887ea3ac98505f86e89..bb4e819e91571fc0448b4dc27d99c683be7c5090 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/dts/glacier.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/dts/glacier.dts
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@
 
 			UART1: serial@ef600400 {
 				device_type = "serial";
+				reg-shift = <0>;
 				compatible = "ns16550";
 				reg = <0xef600400 0x00000008>;
 				virtual-reg = <0xef600400>;
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@
 
 			UART2: serial@ef600500 {
 				device_type = "serial";
+				reg-shift = <0>;
 				compatible = "ns16550";
 				reg = <0xef600500 0x00000008>;
 				virtual-reg = <0xef600500>;
@@ -273,6 +275,7 @@
 
 			UART3: serial@ef600600 {
 				device_type = "serial";
+				reg-shift = <0>;
 				compatible = "ns16550";
 				reg = <0xef600600 0x00000008>;
 				virtual-reg = <0xef600600>;