diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
index 01a134141216..a03b5a7059e2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
@@ -310,6 +310,32 @@ choice
 		  The uncompressor code port configuration is now handled
 		  by CONFIG_S3C_LOWLEVEL_UART_PORT.
 
+	config DEBUG_VEXPRESS_UART0_DETECT
+		bool "Autodetect UART0 on Versatile Express Cortex-A core tiles"
+		depends on ARCH_VEXPRESS && CPU_CP15_MMU
+		help
+		  This option enables a simple heuristic which tries to determine
+		  the motherboard's memory map variant (original or RS1) and then
+		  choose the relevant UART0 base address.
+
+		  Note that this will only work with standard A-class core tiles,
+		  and may fail with non-standard SMM or custom software models.
+
+	config DEBUG_VEXPRESS_UART0_CA9
+		bool "Use PL011 UART0 at 0x10009000 (V2P-CA9 core tile)"
+		depends on ARCH_VEXPRESS
+		help
+		  This option selects UART0 at 0x10009000. Except for custom models,
+		  this applies only to the V2P-CA9 tile.
+
+	config DEBUG_VEXPRESS_UART0_RS1
+		bool "Use PL011 UART0 at 0x1c090000 (RS1 complaint tiles)"
+		depends on ARCH_VEXPRESS
+		help
+		  This option selects UART0 at 0x1c090000. This applies to most
+		  of the tiles using the RS1 memory map, including all new A-class
+		  core tiles, FPGA-based SMMs and software models.
+
 	config DEBUG_LL_UART_NONE
 		bool "No low-level debugging UART"
 		help
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/include/mach/debug-macro.S b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/include/mach/debug-macro.S
index fa8224794e0b..9f509f55d078 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/include/mach/debug-macro.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/include/mach/debug-macro.S
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 #define DEBUG_LL_VIRT_BASE		0xf8000000
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_VEXPRESS_UART0_DETECT)
+
 		.macro	addruart,rp,rv,tmp
 
 		@ Make an educated guess regarding the memory map:
@@ -41,3 +43,42 @@
 		.endm
 
 #include <asm/hardware/debug-pl01x.S>
+
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_VEXPRESS_UART0_CA9)
+
+		.macro	addruart,rp,rv,tmp
+		mov	\rp, #DEBUG_LL_UART_OFFSET
+		orr	\rv, \rp, #DEBUG_LL_VIRT_BASE
+		orr	\rp, \rp, #DEBUG_LL_PHYS_BASE
+		.endm
+
+#include <asm/hardware/debug-pl01x.S>
+
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_VEXPRESS_UART0_RS1)
+
+		.macro	addruart,rp,rv,tmp
+		mov	\rp, #DEBUG_LL_UART_OFFSET_RS1
+		orr	\rv, \rp, #DEBUG_LL_VIRT_BASE
+		orr	\rp, \rp, #DEBUG_LL_PHYS_BASE_RS1
+		.endm
+
+#include <asm/hardware/debug-pl01x.S>
+
+#else /* CONFIG_DEBUG_LL_UART_NONE */
+
+		.macro	addruart, rp, rv, tmp
+		/* Safe dummy values */
+		mov	\rp, #0
+		mov	\rv, #DEBUG_LL_VIRT_BASE
+		.endm
+
+		.macro	senduart,rd,rx
+		.endm
+
+		.macro	waituart,rd,rx
+		.endm
+
+		.macro	busyuart,rd,rx
+		.endm
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/include/mach/uncompress.h
index 7dab5596b868..1e472eb0bbdc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 static unsigned long get_uart_base(void)
 {
+#if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_VEXPRESS_UART0_DETECT)
 	unsigned long mpcore_periph;
 
 	/*
@@ -42,6 +43,13 @@ static unsigned long get_uart_base(void)
 		return UART_BASE;
 	else
 		return UART_BASE_RS1;
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_VEXPRESS_UART0_CA9)
+	return UART_BASE;
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_VEXPRESS_UART0_RS1)
+	return UART_BASE_RS1;
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
 }
 
 /*
@@ -51,6 +59,9 @@ static inline void putc(int c)
 {
 	unsigned long base = get_uart_base();
 
+	if (!base)
+		return;
+
 	while (AMBA_UART_FR(base) & (1 << 5))
 		barrier();
 
@@ -61,6 +72,9 @@ static inline void flush(void)
 {
 	unsigned long base = get_uart_base();
 
+	if (!base)
+		return;
+
 	while (AMBA_UART_FR(base) & (1 << 3))
 		barrier();
 }