diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d251b3525..d8391cc5e 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ linux (3.16.7-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     #764223.
   * [mips*/octeon] Add support for the UBNT E200 board (EdgeRouter/EdgeRouter
     Pro 8 port).
+  * [mips*/octeon] Enable SERIAL_8250_DW.
 
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Sat, 11 Oct 2014 21:41:58 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/config/kernelarch-mips/config.octeon b/debian/config/kernelarch-mips/config.octeon
index 713a4c5d3..6698dc9ec 100644
--- a/debian/config/kernelarch-mips/config.octeon
+++ b/debian/config/kernelarch-mips/config.octeon
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS=2
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_RUNTIME_UARTS=2
+CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_DW=y
 
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 ## file: drivers/usb/host/Kconfig