diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.c b/drivers/serial/8250.c
index 3bbf0cc6e53f9989fd52630432570cd2152e8cf8..30e8beb71430cb5e6949bae02efa5315259750cb 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/8250.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250.c
@@ -682,8 +682,6 @@ static void autoconfig_16550a(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 	 * from EXCR1. Switch back to bank 0, change it in MCR. Then
 	 * switch back to bank 2, read it from EXCR1 again and check
 	 * it's changed. If so, set baud_base in EXCR2 to 921600. -- dwmw2
-	 * On PowerPC we don't want to change baud_base, as we have
-	 * a number of different divisors.  -- Tom Rini
 	 */
 	serial_outp(up, UART_LCR, 0);
 	status1 = serial_in(up, UART_MCR);
@@ -699,16 +697,25 @@ static void autoconfig_16550a(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 		serial_outp(up, UART_MCR, status1);
 
 		if ((status2 ^ status1) & UART_MCR_LOOP) {
-#ifndef CONFIG_PPC
+			unsigned short quot;
+
 			serial_outp(up, UART_LCR, 0xE0);
+
+			quot = serial_inp(up, UART_DLM) << 8;
+			quot += serial_inp(up, UART_DLL);
+			quot <<= 3;
+
 			status1 = serial_in(up, 0x04); /* EXCR1 */
 			status1 &= ~0xB0; /* Disable LOCK, mask out PRESL[01] */
 			status1 |= 0x10;  /* 1.625 divisor for baud_base --> 921600 */
 			serial_outp(up, 0x04, status1);
+			
+			serial_outp(up, UART_DLL, quot & 0xff);
+			serial_outp(up, UART_DLM, quot >> 8);
+
 			serial_outp(up, UART_LCR, 0);
-			up->port.uartclk = 921600*16;
-#endif
 
+			up->port.uartclk = 921600*16;
 			up->port.type = PORT_NS16550A;
 			up->capabilities |= UART_NATSEMI;
 			return;