diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_early.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_early.c
index cfef801a49d4..4858b8a99d3b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_early.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_early.c
@@ -144,8 +144,11 @@ static int __init early_serial8250_setup(struct earlycon_device *device,
 	if (!(device->port.membase || device->port.iobase))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!device->baud)
+	if (!device->baud) {
 		device->baud = probe_baud(&device->port);
+		snprintf(device->options, sizeof(device->options), "%u",
+			 device->baud);
+	}
 
 	init_port(device);
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/earlycon.c b/drivers/tty/serial/earlycon.c
index 5131b5ee6164..a514ee6f5406 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/earlycon.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/earlycon.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <asm/serial.h>
 
 static struct console early_con = {
-	.name =		"earlycon",
+	.name =		"uart", /* 8250 console switch requires this name */
 	.flags =	CON_PRINTBUFFER | CON_BOOT,
 	.index =	-1,
 };