diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/zs.c b/drivers/tty/serial/zs.c
index 31e12645f66b..bb10cd8aa7dc 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/zs.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/zs.c
@@ -105,18 +105,24 @@ struct zs_parms {
 
 static struct zs_scc zs_sccs[ZS_NUM_SCCS];
 
+/*
+ * Set parameters in WR5, WR12, WR13 such as not to interfere
+ * with the initial PROM-based console.  Otherwise any output
+ * produced before the console handover would cause the system
+ * firmware to hang (TxENAB) or produce rubbish (Tx8, B9600).
+ */
 static u8 zs_init_regs[ZS_NUM_REGS] __initdata = {
 	0,				/* write 0 */
 	PAR_SPEC,			/* write 1 */
 	0,				/* write 2 */
 	0,				/* write 3 */
 	X16CLK | SB1,			/* write 4 */
-	0,				/* write 5 */
+	Tx8 | TxENAB,			/* write 5 */
 	0, 0, 0,			/* write 6, 7, 8 */
 	MIE | DLC | NV,			/* write 9 */
 	NRZ,				/* write 10 */
 	TCBR | RCBR,			/* write 11 */
-	0, 0,				/* BRG time constant, write 12 + 13 */
+	0x16, 0x00,			/* BRG time constant, write 12 + 13 */
 	BRSRC | BRENABL,		/* write 14 */
 	0,				/* write 15 */
 };
@@ -956,23 +962,6 @@ static void zs_set_termios(struct uart_port *uport, struct ktermios *termios,
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&scc->zlock, flags);
 }
 
-/*
- * Hack alert!
- * Required solely so that the initial PROM-based console
- * works undisturbed in parallel with this one.
- */
-static void zs_pm(struct uart_port *uport, unsigned int state,
-		  unsigned int oldstate)
-{
-	struct zs_port *zport = to_zport(uport);
-
-	if (state < 3)
-		zport->regs[5] |= TxENAB;
-	else
-		zport->regs[5] &= ~TxENAB;
-	write_zsreg(zport, R5, zport->regs[5]);
-}
-
 
 static const char *zs_type(struct uart_port *uport)
 {
@@ -1055,7 +1044,6 @@ static const struct uart_ops zs_ops = {
 	.startup	= zs_startup,
 	.shutdown	= zs_shutdown,
 	.set_termios	= zs_set_termios,
-	.pm		= zs_pm,
 	.type		= zs_type,
 	.release_port	= zs_release_port,
 	.request_port	= zs_request_port,
@@ -1210,7 +1198,6 @@ static int __init zs_console_setup(struct console *co, char *options)
 		return ret;
 
 	zs_reset(zport);
-	zs_pm(uport, 0, -1);
 
 	if (options)
 		uart_parse_options(options, &baud, &parity, &bits, &flow);