diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/omap_serial.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/omap_serial.txt
index 0ee88209b341..7a71b5de77d6 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/omap_serial.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/omap_serial.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Required properties:
 - compatible : should be "ti,omap4-uart" for OMAP4 controllers
 - compatible : should be "ti,am4372-uart" for AM437x controllers
 - compatible : should be "ti,am3352-uart" for AM335x controllers
+- compatible : should be "ti,dra742-uart" for DRA7x controllers
 - reg : address and length of the register space
 - interrupts or interrupts-extended : Should contain the uart interrupt
                                       specifier or both the interrupt
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
index a2ee75dee070..d9a37191a1ae 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
@@ -1082,6 +1082,7 @@ static const struct of_device_id omap8250_dt_ids[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "ti,omap4-uart" },
 	{ .compatible = "ti,am3352-uart", .data = &am3352_habit, },
 	{ .compatible = "ti,am4372-uart", .data = &am4372_habit, },
+	{ .compatible = "ti,dra742-uart", .data = &am4372_habit, },
 	{},
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, omap8250_dt_ids);