diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_mvebu_a3700.c b/drivers/serial/serial_mvebu_a3700.c
index 6bca8e4b7e..93e4d38d34 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_mvebu_a3700.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_mvebu_a3700.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <serial.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/arch/cpu.h>
+#include <mach/soc.h>
 
 struct mvebu_plat {
 	void __iomem *base;
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ static int mvebu_serial_remove(struct udevice *dev)
 	u32 new_oversampling;
 	u32 oversampling;
 	u32 d1, d2;
+	u32 nb_rst;
 
 	/*
 	 * Switch UART base clock back to XTAL because older Linux kernel
@@ -260,12 +262,22 @@ static int mvebu_serial_remove(struct udevice *dev)
 			return 0;
 	}
 
+	/* wait until TX empty */
 	while (!(readl(base + UART_STATUS_REG) & UART_STATUS_TX_EMPTY))
 		;
 
+	/* external reset of UART via North Bridge Peripheral */
+	nb_rst = readl(MVEBU_REGISTER(0x12400));
+	writel(nb_rst & ~BIT(3), MVEBU_REGISTER(0x12400));
+	writel(nb_rst | BIT(3), MVEBU_REGISTER(0x12400));
+
+	/* set baudrate and oversampling */
 	writel(new_divider, base + UART_BAUD_REG);
 	writel(new_oversampling, base + UART_POSSR_REG);
 
+	/* No Parity, 1 Stop */
+	writel(0, base + UART_CTRL_REG);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -305,7 +317,6 @@ U_BOOT_DRIVER(serial_mvebu) = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_MVEBU_A3700_UART
 
 #include <debug_uart.h>
-#include <mach/soc.h>
 
 static inline void _debug_uart_init(void)
 {