diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
index 6b54ee8c1262..265df4a088ab 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ config ARCH_HISI
 	select ARM_TIMER_SP804
 	select HISILICON_IRQ_MBIGEN if PCI
 	select PINCTRL
+	select DEV_BOOT_CONSTRAINTS
 	help
 	  This enables support for Hisilicon ARMv8 SoC family
 
diff --git a/drivers/boot_constraints/Makefile b/drivers/boot_constraints/Makefile
index 0d4f88bb767c..43c89d2458e9 100644
--- a/drivers/boot_constraints/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/boot_constraints/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # Makefile for device boot constraints
 
 obj-y := clk.o deferrable_dev.o core.o pm.o serial.o supply.o
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_HISI)			+= hikey.o
diff --git a/drivers/boot_constraints/hikey.c b/drivers/boot_constraints/hikey.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5f69f9451d93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/boot_constraints/hikey.c
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+/*
+ * This takes care of Hisilicon boot time device constraints, normally set by
+ * the Bootloader.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Linaro.
+ * Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org>
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GPLv2.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/boot_constraint.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
+
+struct hikey_machine_constraints {
+	struct dev_boot_constraint_of *dev_constraints;
+	unsigned int count;
+};
+
+static struct dev_boot_constraint_clk_info uart_iclk_info = {
+	.name = "uartclk",
+};
+
+static struct dev_boot_constraint_clk_info uart_pclk_info = {
+	.name = "apb_pclk",
+};
+
+static struct dev_boot_constraint hikey3660_uart_constraints[] = {
+	{
+		.type = DEV_BOOT_CONSTRAINT_CLK,
+		.data = &uart_iclk_info,
+	}, {
+		.type = DEV_BOOT_CONSTRAINT_CLK,
+		.data = &uart_pclk_info,
+	},
+};
+
+static const char * const uarts_hikey3660[] = {
+	"serial@fff32000",	/* UART 6 */
+};
+
+static struct dev_boot_constraint_of hikey3660_dev_constraints[] = {
+	{
+		.compat = "arm,pl011",
+		.constraints = hikey3660_uart_constraints,
+		.count = ARRAY_SIZE(hikey3660_uart_constraints),
+
+		.dev_names = uarts_hikey3660,
+		.dev_names_count = ARRAY_SIZE(uarts_hikey3660),
+	},
+};
+
+static struct hikey_machine_constraints hikey3660_constraints = {
+	.dev_constraints = hikey3660_dev_constraints,
+	.count = ARRAY_SIZE(hikey3660_dev_constraints),
+};
+
+static const char * const uarts_hikey6220[] = {
+	"uart@f7113000",	/* UART 3 */
+};
+
+static struct dev_boot_constraint_of hikey6220_dev_constraints[] = {
+	{
+		.compat = "arm,pl011",
+		.constraints = hikey3660_uart_constraints,
+		.count = ARRAY_SIZE(hikey3660_uart_constraints),
+
+		.dev_names = uarts_hikey6220,
+		.dev_names_count = ARRAY_SIZE(uarts_hikey6220),
+	},
+};
+
+static struct hikey_machine_constraints hikey6220_constraints = {
+	.dev_constraints = hikey6220_dev_constraints,
+	.count = ARRAY_SIZE(hikey6220_dev_constraints),
+};
+
+static struct dev_boot_constraint hikey3798cv200_uart_constraints[] = {
+	{
+		.type = DEV_BOOT_CONSTRAINT_CLK,
+		.data = &uart_pclk_info,
+	},
+};
+
+static const char * const uarts_hikey3798cv200[] = {
+	"serial@8b00000",	/* UART 0 */
+};
+
+static struct dev_boot_constraint_of hikey3798cv200_dev_constraints[] = {
+	{
+		.compat = "arm,pl011",
+		.constraints = hikey3798cv200_uart_constraints,
+		.count = ARRAY_SIZE(hikey3798cv200_uart_constraints),
+
+		.dev_names = uarts_hikey3798cv200,
+		.dev_names_count = ARRAY_SIZE(uarts_hikey3798cv200),
+	},
+};
+
+static struct hikey_machine_constraints hikey3798cv200_constraints = {
+	.dev_constraints = hikey3798cv200_dev_constraints,
+	.count = ARRAY_SIZE(hikey3798cv200_dev_constraints),
+};
+
+static const struct of_device_id machines[] __initconst = {
+	{ .compatible = "hisilicon,hi3660", .data = &hikey3660_constraints },
+	{ .compatible = "hisilicon,hi3798cv200", .data = &hikey3798cv200_constraints },
+	{ .compatible = "hisilicon,hi6220", .data = &hikey6220_constraints },
+	{ }
+};
+
+static int __init hikey_constraints_init(void)
+{
+	const struct hikey_machine_constraints *constraints;
+	const struct of_device_id *match;
+	struct device_node *np;
+
+	if (!boot_constraint_earlycon_enabled())
+		return 0;
+
+	np = of_find_node_by_path("/");
+	if (!np)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	match = of_match_node(machines, np);
+	of_node_put(np);
+
+	if (!match)
+		return 0;
+
+	constraints = match->data;
+	BUG_ON(!constraints);
+
+	dev_boot_constraint_add_deferrable_of(constraints->dev_constraints,
+					      constraints->count);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * The amba-pl011 driver registers itself from arch_initcall level. Setup the
+ * serial boot constraints before that in order not to miss any boot messages.
+ */
+postcore_initcall_sync(hikey_constraints_init);
