diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 37432185d56d..0960afdb3dbd 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: ef9256d2831df0896566c3823cd2bdf0e55df984
+refs/heads/master: 5079df993c3ab45af10dc9a45b3b9e712fd56f23
diff --git a/trunk/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/head.S b/trunk/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/head.S
index 1a54ff5f061d..4db9e6240906 100644
--- a/trunk/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/head.S
+++ b/trunk/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/head.S
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ ENTRY(__stext)
 	STI R2;
 #endif
 
-	/* Initialise UART */
+	/* Initialise UART - when booting from u-boot, the UART is not disabled
+	 * so if we dont initalize here, our serial console gets hosed */
 	p0.h = hi(UART_LCR);
 	p0.l = lo(UART_LCR);
 	r0 = 0x0(Z);
diff --git a/trunk/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/head.S b/trunk/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/head.S
index aafc686749ed..b4377dddc127 100644
--- a/trunk/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/head.S
+++ b/trunk/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/head.S
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ ENTRY(__stext)
 	SSYNC;
 #endif
 
-	/*Initialise UART*/
+	/* Initialise UART - when booting from u-boot, the UART is not disabled
+	 * so if we dont initalize here, our serial console gets hosed */
 	p0.h = hi(UART_LCR);
 	p0.l = lo(UART_LCR);
 	r0 = 0x0(Z);
diff --git a/trunk/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/head.S b/trunk/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/head.S
index 04f3ac33ab0e..9c8e6885f4e7 100644
--- a/trunk/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/head.S
+++ b/trunk/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/head.S
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ ENTRY(__stext)
 	STI R2;
 #endif
 
-	/* Initialise UART*/
+	/* Initialise UART - when booting from u-boot, the UART is not disabled
+	 * so if we dont initalize here, our serial console gets hosed */
 	p0.h = hi(UART_LCR);
 	p0.l = lo(UART_LCR);
 	r0 = 0x0(Z);