diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
index 1b08c918cd51..c3c70913e040 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
 #include <linux/dmaengine.h>
 
 struct uart_8250_dma {
+	/* Filter function */
 	dma_filter_fn		fn;
+
+	/* Parameter to the filter function */
 	void			*rx_param;
 	void			*tx_param;
 
-	int			rx_chan_id;
-	int			tx_chan_id;
-
 	struct dma_slave_config	rxconf;
 	struct dma_slave_config	txconf;
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
index 4db7987ec225..6664de2cdfdb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
@@ -216,10 +216,7 @@ out:
 
 static bool dw8250_dma_filter(struct dma_chan *chan, void *param)
 {
-	struct dw8250_data *data = param;
-
-	return chan->chan_id == data->dma.tx_chan_id ||
-	       chan->chan_id == data->dma.rx_chan_id;
+	return false;
 }
 
 static void dw8250_setup_port(struct uart_8250_port *up)
@@ -399,8 +396,6 @@ static int dw8250_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!IS_ERR(data->rst))
 		reset_control_deassert(data->rst);
 
-	data->dma.rx_chan_id = -1;
-	data->dma.tx_chan_id = -1;
 	data->dma.rx_param = data;
 	data->dma.tx_param = data;
 	data->dma.fn = dw8250_dma_filter;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci.c
index 61830b1792eb..a00c9de814d1 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci.c
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
+#include <linux/dmaengine.h>
+#include <linux/platform_data/dma-dw.h>
+
 #include "8250.h"
 
 /*
@@ -1427,7 +1430,13 @@ byt_set_termios(struct uart_port *p, struct ktermios *termios,
 
 static bool byt_dma_filter(struct dma_chan *chan, void *param)
 {
-	return chan->chan_id == *(int *)param;
+	struct dw_dma_slave *dws = param;
+
+	if (dws->dma_dev != chan->device->dev)
+		return false;
+
+	chan->private = dws;
+	return true;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1435,35 +1444,55 @@ byt_serial_setup(struct serial_private *priv,
 		 const struct pciserial_board *board,
 		 struct uart_8250_port *port, int idx)
 {
+	struct pci_dev *pdev = priv->dev;
+	struct device *dev = port->port.dev;
 	struct uart_8250_dma *dma;
+	struct dw_dma_slave *tx_param, *rx_param;
+	struct pci_dev *dma_dev;
 	int ret;
 
-	dma = devm_kzalloc(port->port.dev, sizeof(*dma), GFP_KERNEL);
+	dma = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*dma), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dma)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	switch (priv->dev->device) {
+	tx_param = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*tx_param), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!tx_param)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	rx_param = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*rx_param), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rx_param)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	switch (pdev->device) {
 	case PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_BYT_UART1:
-		dma->rx_chan_id = 3;
-		dma->tx_chan_id = 2;
+		rx_param->src_id = 3;
+		tx_param->dst_id = 2;
 		break;
 	case PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_BYT_UART2:
-		dma->rx_chan_id = 5;
-		dma->tx_chan_id = 4;
+		rx_param->src_id = 5;
+		tx_param->dst_id = 4;
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	dma->rxconf.slave_id = dma->rx_chan_id;
+	rx_param->src_master = 1;
+	rx_param->dst_master = 0;
+
 	dma->rxconf.src_maxburst = 16;
 
-	dma->txconf.slave_id = dma->tx_chan_id;
+	tx_param->src_master = 1;
+	tx_param->dst_master = 0;
+
 	dma->txconf.dst_maxburst = 16;
 
+	dma_dev = pci_get_slot(pdev->bus, PCI_DEVFN(PCI_SLOT(pdev->devfn), 0));
+	rx_param->dma_dev = &dma_dev->dev;
+	tx_param->dma_dev = &dma_dev->dev;
+
 	dma->fn = byt_dma_filter;
-	dma->rx_param = &dma->rx_chan_id;
-	dma->tx_param = &dma->tx_chan_id;
+	dma->rx_param = rx_param;
+	dma->tx_param = tx_param;
 
 	ret = pci_default_setup(priv, board, port, idx);
 	port->port.iotype = UPIO_MEM;