diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/spl_minimal.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/spl_minimal.c
index 746f1fe..3315ee0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/spl_minimal.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/spl_minimal.c
@@ -89,3 +89,11 @@
 	while (*str)
 		putc(*str++);
 }
+
+ulong get_bus_freq(ulong dummy)
+{
+	volatile immap_t *im = (immap_t *) CONFIG_SYS_IMMR;
+	u8 spmf = (im->clk.spmr & SPMR_SPMF) >> SPMR_SPMF_SHIFT;
+
+	return CONFIG_83XX_CLKIN * spmf;
+}
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC8315ERDB.h b/include/configs/MPC8315ERDB.h
index c373a0a..adb2bb6 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC8315ERDB.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC8315ERDB.h
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
  */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_SERIAL
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_REG_SIZE	1
-#define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_CLK		(CONFIG_83XX_CLKIN * 2)
+#define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_CLK		(get_bus_freq(0))
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_BAUDRATE_TABLE  \
 		{300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200}
diff --git a/include/configs/ids8313.h b/include/configs/ids8313.h
index caa3dd1..4b0ec27 100644
--- a/include/configs/ids8313.h
+++ b/include/configs/ids8313.h
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
 	{300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 115200}
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_COM1	(CONFIG_SYS_IMMR + 0x4500)
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_COM2	(CONFIG_SYS_IMMR + 0x4600)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_CLK		(CONFIG_83XX_CLKIN * 2)
+#define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_CLK		(get_bus_freq(0))
 
 #define CONFIG_HAS_FSL_DR_USB
 #define CONFIG_SYS_SCCR_USBDRCM	3