diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
index 72bc1db..381a2d7 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@
 	unsigned int		old_status;
 	int			txirq, rxirq, rtsirq;
 	unsigned int		have_rtscts:1;
+	unsigned int		dte_mode:1;
 	unsigned int		use_irda:1;
 	unsigned int		irda_inv_rx:1;
 	unsigned int		irda_inv_tx:1;
@@ -1020,6 +1021,8 @@
 
 	ufcr = readl(sport->port.membase + UFCR);
 	ufcr = (ufcr & (~UFCR_RFDIV)) | UFCR_RFDIV_REG(div);
+	if (sport->dte_mode)
+		ufcr |= UFCR_DCEDTE;
 	writel(ufcr, sport->port.membase + UFCR);
 
 	writel(num, sport->port.membase + UBIR);
@@ -1444,6 +1447,9 @@
 	if (of_get_property(np, "fsl,irda-mode", NULL))
 		sport->use_irda = 1;
 
+	if (of_get_property(np, "fsl,dte-mode", NULL))
+		sport->dte_mode = 1;
+
 	sport->devdata = of_id->data;
 
 	return 0;