diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.h
index aab33fd814c0..8440a21fc60a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.h
@@ -95,6 +95,54 @@ extern struct omap_hwmod_sysc_fields omap_hwmod_sysc_type3;
 #define MODULEMODE_HWCTRL		1
 #define MODULEMODE_SWCTRL		2
 
+#define DEBUG_OMAP2UART1_FLAGS	0
+#define DEBUG_OMAP2UART2_FLAGS	0
+#define DEBUG_OMAP2UART3_FLAGS	0
+#define DEBUG_OMAP3UART3_FLAGS	0
+#define DEBUG_OMAP3UART4_FLAGS	0
+#define DEBUG_OMAP4UART3_FLAGS	0
+#define DEBUG_OMAP4UART4_FLAGS	0
+#define DEBUG_TI81XXUART1_FLAGS	0
+#define DEBUG_TI81XXUART2_FLAGS	0
+#define DEBUG_TI81XXUART3_FLAGS	0
+#define DEBUG_AM33XXUART1_FLAGS	0
+
+#define DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS	(HWMOD_INIT_NO_IDLE | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET)
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_OMAP2UART1)
+#undef DEBUG_OMAP2UART1_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_OMAP2UART1_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_OMAP2UART2)
+#undef DEBUG_OMAP2UART2_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_OMAP2UART2_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_OMAP2UART3)
+#undef DEBUG_OMAP2UART3_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_OMAP2UART3_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_OMAP3UART3)
+#undef DEBUG_OMAP3UART3_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_OMAP3UART3_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_OMAP3UART4)
+#undef DEBUG_OMAP3UART4_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_OMAP3UART4_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_OMAP4UART3)
+#undef DEBUG_OMAP4UART3_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_OMAP4UART3_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_OMAP4UART4)
+#undef DEBUG_OMAP4UART4_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_OMAP4UART4_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_TI81XXUART1)
+#undef DEBUG_TI81XXUART1_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_TI81XXUART1_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_TI81XXUART2)
+#undef DEBUG_TI81XXUART2_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_TI81XXUART2_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_TI81XXUART3)
+#undef DEBUG_TI81XXUART3_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_TI81XXUART3_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_AM33XXUART1)
+#undef DEBUG_AM33XXUART1_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_AM33XXUART1_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#endif
 
 /**
  * struct omap_hwmod_mux_info - hwmod specific mux configuration
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2xxx_ipblock_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2xxx_ipblock_data.c
index d05fc7b54567..56cebb05509e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2xxx_ipblock_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2xxx_ipblock_data.c
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod omap2xxx_uart1_hwmod = {
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap2_uart1_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap2_uart1_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "uart1_fck",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP2UART1_FLAGS | HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
 	.prcm		= {
 		.omap2 = {
 			.module_offs = CORE_MOD,
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod omap2xxx_uart2_hwmod = {
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap2_uart2_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap2_uart2_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "uart2_fck",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP2UART2_FLAGS | HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
 	.prcm		= {
 		.omap2 = {
 			.module_offs = CORE_MOD,
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod omap2xxx_uart3_hwmod = {
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap2_uart3_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap2_uart3_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "uart3_fck",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP2UART3_FLAGS | HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
 	.prcm		= {
 		.omap2 = {
 			.module_offs = CORE_MOD,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_data.c
index 28bbd56346a9..d4114a919df7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_data.c
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod am33xx_uart1_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "uart1",
 	.class		= &uart_class,
 	.clkdm_name	= "l4_wkup_clkdm",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_AM33XXUART1_FLAGS | HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
 	.main_clk	= "dpll_per_m2_div4_wkupdm_ck",
 	.prcm		= {
 		.omap4	= {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
index f7a3df2fb579..0c3a427da544 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap3xxx_uart1_hwmod = {
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap2_uart1_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap2_uart1_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "uart1_fck",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_TI81XXUART1_FLAGS | HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
 	.prcm		= {
 		.omap2 = {
 			.module_offs = CORE_MOD,
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap3xxx_uart2_hwmod = {
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap2_uart2_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap2_uart2_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "uart2_fck",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_TI81XXUART2_FLAGS | HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
 	.prcm		= {
 		.omap2 = {
 			.module_offs = CORE_MOD,
@@ -528,7 +528,8 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap3xxx_uart3_hwmod = {
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap2_uart3_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap2_uart3_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "uart3_fck",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP3UART3_FLAGS | DEBUG_TI81XXUART3_FLAGS |
+				HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
 	.prcm		= {
 		.omap2 = {
 			.module_offs = OMAP3430_PER_MOD,
@@ -558,7 +559,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap36xx_uart4_hwmod = {
 	.mpu_irqs	= uart4_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= uart4_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "uart4_fck",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP3UART4_FLAGS | HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
 	.prcm		= {
 		.omap2 = {
 			.module_offs = OMAP3430_PER_MOD,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
index d04b5e60fdbe..9c3b504477d7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
@@ -2858,8 +2858,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap44xx_uart3_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "uart3",
 	.class		= &omap44xx_uart_hwmod_class,
 	.clkdm_name	= "l4_per_clkdm",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_INIT_NO_IDLE | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET |
-				HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP4UART3_FLAGS | HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
 	.main_clk	= "func_48m_fclk",
 	.prcm = {
 		.omap4 = {
@@ -2875,7 +2874,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap44xx_uart4_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "uart4",
 	.class		= &omap44xx_uart_hwmod_class,
 	.clkdm_name	= "l4_per_clkdm",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP4UART4_FLAGS | HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
 	.main_clk	= "func_48m_fclk",
 	.prcm = {
 		.omap4 = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_54xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_54xx_data.c
index f37ae96b70a1..3c70f5c1860f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_54xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_54xx_data.c
@@ -1375,7 +1375,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap54xx_uart3_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "uart3",
 	.class		= &omap54xx_uart_hwmod_class,
 	.clkdm_name	= "l4per_clkdm",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_INIT_NO_IDLE | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP4UART3_FLAGS,
 	.main_clk	= "func_48m_fclk",
 	.prcm = {
 		.omap4 = {
@@ -1391,6 +1391,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap54xx_uart4_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "uart4",
 	.class		= &omap54xx_uart_hwmod_class,
 	.clkdm_name	= "l4per_clkdm",
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP4UART4_FLAGS,
 	.main_clk	= "func_48m_fclk",
 	.prcm = {
 		.omap4 = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/serial.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/serial.c
index 3a674de6cb63..a388f8c1bcb3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/serial.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/serial.c
@@ -208,17 +208,6 @@ static int __init omap_serial_early_init(void)
 				pr_info("%s used as console in debug mode: uart%d clocks will not be gated",
 					uart_name, uart->num);
 			}
-
-			/*
-			 * omap-uart can be used for earlyprintk logs
-			 * So if omap-uart is used as console then prevent
-			 * uart reset and idle to get logs from omap-uart
-			 * until uart console driver is available to take
-			 * care for console messages.
-			 * Idling or resetting omap-uart while printing logs
-			 * early boot logs can stall the boot-up.
-			 */
-			oh->flags |= HWMOD_INIT_NO_IDLE | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET;
 		}
 	} while (1);