diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.c b/drivers/serial/8250.c
index 30e8beb71430..27cc288e91d0 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/8250.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250.c
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ struct uart_8250_port {
 	struct uart_port	port;
 	struct timer_list	timer;		/* "no irq" timer */
 	struct list_head	list;		/* ports on this IRQ */
-	unsigned int		capabilities;	/* port capabilities */
+	unsigned short		capabilities;	/* port capabilities */
+	unsigned short		bugs;		/* port bugs */
 	unsigned int		tx_loadsz;	/* transmit fifo load size */
-	unsigned short		rev;
 	unsigned char		acr;
 	unsigned char		ier;
 	unsigned char		lcr;
@@ -560,7 +560,14 @@ static void autoconfig_has_efr(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 	if (id1 == 0x16 && id2 == 0xC9 &&
 	    (id3 == 0x50 || id3 == 0x52 || id3 == 0x54)) {
 		up->port.type = PORT_16C950;
-		up->rev = rev | (id3 << 8);
+
+		/*
+		 * Enable work around for the Oxford Semiconductor 952 rev B
+		 * chip which causes it to seriously miscalculate baud rates
+		 * when DLL is 0.
+		 */
+		if (id3 == 0x52 && rev == 0x01)
+			up->bugs |= UART_BUG_QUOT;
 		return;
 	}
 	
@@ -577,8 +584,6 @@ static void autoconfig_has_efr(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 
 	id2 = id1 >> 8;
 	if (id2 == 0x10 || id2 == 0x12 || id2 == 0x14) {
-		if (id2 == 0x10)
-			up->rev = id1 & 255;
 		up->port.type = PORT_16850;
 		return;
 	}
@@ -809,6 +814,7 @@ static void autoconfig(struct uart_8250_port *up, unsigned int probeflags)
 //	save_flags(flags); cli();
 
 	up->capabilities = 0;
+	up->bugs = 0;
 
 	if (!(up->port.flags & UPF_BUGGY_UART)) {
 		/*
@@ -1677,12 +1683,9 @@ serial8250_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct termios *termios,
 	quot = serial8250_get_divisor(port, baud);
 
 	/*
-	 * Work around a bug in the Oxford Semiconductor 952 rev B
-	 * chip which causes it to seriously miscalculate baud rates
-	 * when DLL is 0.
+	 * Oxford Semi 952 rev B workaround
 	 */
-	if ((quot & 0xff) == 0 && up->port.type == PORT_16C950 &&
-	    up->rev == 0x5201)
+	if (up->bugs & UART_BUG_QUOT && (quot & 0xff) == 0)
 		quot ++;
 
 	if (up->capabilities & UART_CAP_FIFO && up->port.fifosize > 1) {
diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.h b/drivers/serial/8250.h
index 4f3d62f222f4..cd5c3dd2d910 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/8250.h
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ struct serial8250_config {
 #define UART_CAP_AFE	(1 << 11)	/* MCR-based hw flow control */
 #define UART_CAP_UUE	(1 << 12)	/* UART needs IER bit 6 set (Xscale) */
 
+#define UART_BUG_QUOT	(1 << 0)	/* UART has buggy quot LSB */
+
 #if defined(__i386__) && (defined(CONFIG_M386) || defined(CONFIG_M486))
 #define _INLINE_ inline
 #else