diff --git a/src/system/boot/platform/u-boot/serial.cpp b/src/system/boot/platform/u-boot/serial.cpp
index b00ece639d..afe84e890f 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/platform/u-boot/serial.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/platform/u-boot/serial.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static uint32 sBufferPosition;
 static void
 serial_putc(char c)
 {
-	uart_putc(0,c);
+	uart_putc(uart_debug_port(),c);
 }
 
 
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ serial_disable(void)
 extern "C" void 
 serial_enable(void)
 {
+	/* should already be initialized by U-Boot */
+	/*
 	uart_init_early();
 	uart_init();//todo
-	uart_init_port(0,9600);
-	//uart_init_port(1,9600);
-	//uart_init_port(2,9600);
-
+	uart_init_port(uart_debug_port(),9600);
+	*/
 	sSerialEnabled++;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/system/boot/platform/u-boot/uart.c b/src/system/boot/platform/u-boot/uart.c
index 3f3ef7696f..732fb884de 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/platform/u-boot/uart.c
+++ b/src/system/boot/platform/u-boot/uart.c
@@ -23,13 +23,10 @@
 #include <debug.h>
 #include <arch/arm/reg.h>
 #include <arch/arm/uart.h>
-#include <arch/arm/pxa270.h>
+#include <board_config.h>
 //#include <target/debugconfig.h>
 
-//TODO: beaglespecific ?...
-#define DEBUG_UART 2
-
-
+#define DEBUG_UART BOARD_DEBUG_UART
 
 struct uart_stat {
 	addr_t base;
@@ -37,9 +34,9 @@ struct uart_stat {
 };
 
 static struct uart_stat uart[3] = {
-	{ FFUART_BASE, 2 },
-	{ BTUART_BASE, 2 },
-	{ STUART_BASE, 2 },
+	{ BOARD_UART1_BASE, 2 },
+	{ BOARD_UART2_BASE, 2 },
+	{ BOARD_UART3_BASE, 2 },
 };
 
 static inline void write_uart_reg(int port, uint reg, unsigned char data)
@@ -90,6 +87,11 @@ static inline unsigned char read_uart_reg(int port, uint reg)
 
 #define V_NS16550_CLK            (48000000)  /* 48MHz (APLL96/2) */
 
+int uart_debug_port(void)
+{
+	return DEBUG_UART;
+}
+
 void uart_init_port(int port, uint baud)
 {
 	/* clear the tx & rx fifo and disable */
diff --git a/src/system/boot/platform/u-boot/uart.h b/src/system/boot/platform/u-boot/uart.h
index a3edc7f825..3c3826649e 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/platform/u-boot/uart.h
+++ b/src/system/boot/platform/u-boot/uart.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 void uart_init(void);
 void uart_init_early(void);
+int uart_debug_port(void);
 
 int uart_putc(int port, char c);
 int uart_getc(int port, bool wait);