diff --git a/sys/dev/uart/uart_cpu_fdt.c b/sys/dev/uart/uart_cpu_fdt.c
index 0fee5e5e326..57ad6ec6377 100644
--- a/sys/dev/uart/uart_cpu_fdt.c
+++ b/sys/dev/uart/uart_cpu_fdt.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <sys/bus.h>
 #include <sys/kernel.h>
 #include <sys/module.h>
+#include <sys/systm.h>
 
 #include <vm/vm.h>
 #include <vm/pmap.h>
@@ -98,10 +99,25 @@ uart_cpu_eqres(struct uart_bas *b1, struct uart_bas *b2)
 	return ((pmap_kextract(b1->bsh) == pmap_kextract(b2->bsh)) ? 1 : 0);
 }
 
+static int
+phandle_chosen_propdev(phandle_t chosen, const char *name, phandle_t *node)
+{
+	char buf[64];
+
+	if (OF_getprop(chosen, name, buf, sizeof(buf)) <= 0)
+		return (ENXIO);
+	if ((*node = OF_finddevice(buf)) == -1)
+		return (ENXIO);
+	
+	return (0);
+}
+
 int
 uart_cpu_getdev(int devtype, struct uart_devinfo *di)
 {
-	char buf[64];
+	const char *propnames[] = {"stdout-path", "linux,stdout-path", "stdout",
+	    "stdin-path", "stdin", NULL};
+	const char **name;
 	struct uart_class *class;
 	phandle_t node, chosen;
 	pcell_t shift, br, rclk;
@@ -111,7 +127,7 @@ uart_cpu_getdev(int devtype, struct uart_devinfo *di)
 	uart_bus_space_mem = fdtbus_bs_tag;
 	uart_bus_space_io = NULL;
 
-	/* Allow overriding the FDT uning the environment. */
+	/* Allow overriding the FDT using the environment. */
 	class = &uart_ns8250_class;
 	err = uart_getenv(devtype, di, class);
 	if (!err)
@@ -125,14 +141,11 @@ uart_cpu_getdev(int devtype, struct uart_devinfo *di)
 	 */
 	if ((chosen = OF_finddevice("/chosen")) == -1)
 		return (ENXIO);
-	if (OF_getprop(chosen, "stdin", buf, sizeof(buf)) <= 0)
-		return (ENXIO);
-	if ((node = OF_finddevice(buf)) == -1)
-		return (ENXIO);
-	if (OF_getprop(chosen, "stdout", buf, sizeof(buf)) <= 0)
-		return (ENXIO);
-	if (OF_finddevice(buf) != node)
-		/* Only stdin == stdout is supported. */
+	for (name = propnames; *name != NULL; name++) {
+		if (phandle_chosen_propdev(chosen, *name, &node) == 0)
+			break;
+	}
+	if (*name == NULL)
 		return (ENXIO);
 	/*
 	 * Retrieve serial attributes.