diff --git a/plat/imx/common/include/imx_uart.h b/plat/imx/common/include/imx_uart.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#ifndef IMX_UART_H
+#define IMX_UART_H
+
+#include <console.h>
+
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+
+typedef struct {
+	console_t console;
+	uintptr_t base;
+} console_uart_t;
+
+int console_uart_register(uintptr_t baseaddr, uint32_t clock, uint32_t baud,
+			   console_uart_t *console);
+#endif /*__ASSEMBLY__*/
+
+#endif  /* IMX_UART_H */