diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap-zoom-common.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap-zoom-common.dtsi
index b0ee342598f0..68221fab978d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap-zoom-common.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap-zoom-common.dtsi
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ &gpmc {
 	 * they probably share the same GPIO IRQ
 	 * REVISIT: Add timing support from slls644g.pdf
 	 */
-	8250@3,0 {
+	uart@3,0 {
 		compatible = "ns16550a";
 		reg = <3 0 0x100>;
 		bank-width = <2>;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c
index 51525faa0aec..e09e5ba76a8b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c
@@ -1481,6 +1481,22 @@ static int gpmc_probe_generic_child(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * For some GPMC devices we still need to rely on the bootloader
+	 * timings because the devices can be connected via FPGA. So far
+	 * the list is smc91x on the omap2 SDP boards, and 8250 on zooms.
+	 * REVISIT: Add timing support from slls644g.pdf and from the
+	 * lan91c96 manual.
+	 */
+	if (of_device_is_compatible(child, "ns16550a") ||
+	    of_device_is_compatible(child, "smsc,lan91c94") ||
+	    of_device_is_compatible(child, "smsc,lan91c111")) {
+		dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
+			 "%s using bootloader timings on CS%d\n",
+			 child->name, cs);
+		goto no_timings;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * FIXME: gpmc_cs_request() will map the CS to an arbitary
 	 * location in the gpmc address space. When booting with
@@ -1509,6 +1525,7 @@ static int gpmc_probe_generic_child(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	gpmc_read_timings_dt(child, &gpmc_t);
 	gpmc_cs_set_timings(cs, &gpmc_t);
 
+no_timings:
 	if (of_platform_device_create(child, NULL, &pdev->dev))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1521,42 +1538,6 @@ static int gpmc_probe_generic_child(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/*
- * REVISIT: Add timing support from slls644g.pdf
- */
-static int gpmc_probe_8250(struct platform_device *pdev,
-				struct device_node *child)
-{
-	struct resource res;
-	unsigned long base;
-	int ret, cs;
-
-	if (of_property_read_u32(child, "reg", &cs) < 0) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "%s has no 'reg' property\n",
-			child->full_name);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	if (of_address_to_resource(child, 0, &res) < 0) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "%s has malformed 'reg' property\n",
-			child->full_name);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	ret = gpmc_cs_request(cs, resource_size(&res), &base);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot request GPMC CS %d\n", cs);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	if (of_platform_device_create(child, NULL, &pdev->dev))
-		return 0;
-
-	dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to create gpmc child %s\n", child->name);
-
-	return -ENODEV;
-}
-
 static int gpmc_probe_dt(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -1598,10 +1579,9 @@ static int gpmc_probe_dt(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		else if (of_node_cmp(child->name, "onenand") == 0)
 			ret = gpmc_probe_onenand_child(pdev, child);
 		else if (of_node_cmp(child->name, "ethernet") == 0 ||
-			 of_node_cmp(child->name, "nor") == 0)
+			 of_node_cmp(child->name, "nor") == 0 ||
+			 of_node_cmp(child->name, "uart") == 0)
 			ret = gpmc_probe_generic_child(pdev, child);
-		else if (of_node_cmp(child->name, "8250") == 0)
-			ret = gpmc_probe_8250(pdev, child);
 
 		if (WARN(ret < 0, "%s: probing gpmc child %s failed\n",
 			 __func__, child->full_name))