diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-qsd8x50.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-qsd8x50.c
index e3cc80792d6c..fb0fe6771e56 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-qsd8x50.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-qsd8x50.c
@@ -35,21 +35,10 @@
 
 extern struct sys_timer msm_timer;
 
-static struct msm_gpio uart3_config_data[] = {
-	{ GPIO_CFG(86, 1, GPIO_INPUT,   GPIO_PULL_DOWN, GPIO_2MA), "UART2_Rx"},
-	{ GPIO_CFG(87, 1, GPIO_OUTPUT,  GPIO_PULL_DOWN, GPIO_2MA), "UART2_Tx"},
-};
-
 static struct platform_device *devices[] __initdata = {
 	&msm_device_uart3,
 };
 
-static void msm8x50_init_uart3(void)
-{
-	msm_gpios_request_enable(uart3_config_data,
-				ARRAY_SIZE(uart3_config_data));
-}
-
 static void __init qsd8x50_map_io(void)
 {
 	msm_map_qsd8x50_io();
@@ -64,7 +53,6 @@ static void __init qsd8x50_init_irq(void)
 
 static void __init qsd8x50_init(void)
 {
-	msm8x50_init_uart3();
 	platform_add_devices(devices, ARRAY_SIZE(devices));
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/gpiomux-8x50.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/gpiomux-8x50.c
index 7b380b31bd0e..4406e0f4ae95 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/gpiomux-8x50.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/gpiomux-8x50.c
@@ -16,4 +16,13 @@
  */
 #include "gpiomux.h"
 
-struct msm_gpiomux_config msm_gpiomux_configs[GPIOMUX_NGPIOS] = {};
+struct msm_gpiomux_config msm_gpiomux_configs[GPIOMUX_NGPIOS] = {
+	[86] = { /* UART3 RX */
+		.suspended = GPIOMUX_DRV_2MA | GPIOMUX_PULL_DOWN |
+			     GPIOMUX_FUNC_1 | GPIOMUX_VALID,
+	},
+	[87] = { /* UART3 TX */
+		.suspended = GPIOMUX_DRV_2MA | GPIOMUX_PULL_DOWN |
+			     GPIOMUX_FUNC_1 | GPIOMUX_VALID,
+	},
+};