diff --git a/sys/dev/uart/uart.h b/sys/dev/uart/uart.h
index 840d783b405e..095d368d43e1 100644
--- a/sys/dev/uart/uart.h
+++ b/sys/dev/uart/uart.h
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ extern struct uart_class uart_pl011_class __attribute__((weak));
 extern struct uart_class uart_cdnc_class __attribute__((weak));
 extern struct uart_class uart_ti8250_class __attribute__((weak));
 
+#ifdef FDT
+struct ofw_compat_data;
+extern const struct ofw_compat_data *uart_fdt_compat_data;
+#endif
+
 #ifdef PC98
 struct uart_class *uart_pc98_getdev(u_long port);
 #endif
diff --git a/sys/dev/uart/uart_bus_fdt.c b/sys/dev/uart/uart_bus_fdt.c
index cb2ce060f0e1..39a6a1ce5ef7 100644
--- a/sys/dev/uart/uart_bus_fdt.c
+++ b/sys/dev/uart/uart_bus_fdt.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
+#include "opt_platform.h"
+
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/bus.h>
 #include <sys/kernel.h>
@@ -85,6 +87,9 @@ static struct ofw_compat_data compat_data[] = {
 	{NULL,			(uintptr_t)NULL},
 };
 
+/* Export the compat_data table for use by the uart_cpu_fdt.c probe routine. */
+const struct ofw_compat_data *uart_fdt_compat_data = compat_data;
+
 static int
 uart_fdt_get_clock(phandle_t node, pcell_t *cell)
 {
diff --git a/sys/dev/uart/uart_cpu_fdt.c b/sys/dev/uart/uart_cpu_fdt.c
index 230c3632c3a3..112593fe9e8b 100644
--- a/sys/dev/uart/uart_cpu_fdt.c
+++ b/sys/dev/uart/uart_cpu_fdt.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
+#include "opt_platform.h"
+
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/bus.h>
 #include <sys/kernel.h>
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ int
 uart_cpu_getdev(int devtype, struct uart_devinfo *di)
 {
 	char buf[64];
+	const struct ofw_compat_data *cd;
 	struct uart_class *class;
 	phandle_t node, chosen;
 	pcell_t shift, br, rclk;
@@ -139,22 +142,13 @@ uart_cpu_getdev(int devtype, struct uart_devinfo *di)
 	/*
 	 * Finalize configuration.
 	 */
-	if (fdt_is_compatible(node, "fsl,imx-uart"))
-		class = &uart_imx_class;
-	else if (fdt_is_compatible(node, "quicc"))
-		class = &uart_quicc_class;
-	else if (fdt_is_compatible(node, "lpc"))
-		class = &uart_lpc_class;
-	else if (fdt_is_compatible(node, "arm,pl011"))
-		class = &uart_pl011_class;
-	else if (fdt_is_compatible(node, "exynos"))
-		class = &uart_s3c2410_class;
-	else if (fdt_is_compatible(node, "cadence,uart"))
-		class = &uart_cdnc_class;
-	else if (fdt_is_compatible(node, "ti,ns16550"))
-		class = &uart_ti8250_class;
-	else if (fdt_is_compatible(node, "ns16550"))
-		class = &uart_ns8250_class;
+	for (cd = uart_fdt_compat_data; cd->ocd_str != NULL; ++cd) {
+		if (fdt_is_compatible(node, cd->ocd_str))
+			break;
+	}
+	if (cd->ocd_str == NULL)
+		return (ENXIO);
+	class = (struct uart_class *)cd->ocd_data;
 
 	di->bas.chan = 0;
 	di->bas.regshft = (u_int)shift;