diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/serial.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/serial.c
index 81af42ca29d..1875740fe27 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/serial.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/serial.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int __init davinci_serial_init(struct davinci_uart_config *info)
 				pr_err("uart regs ioremap failed\n");
 		}
 
-		if (p->membase)
+		if (p->membase && p->type != PORT_AR7)
 			davinci_serial_reset(p);
 	}