diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-a23-ippo-q8h-v5.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-a23-ippo-q8h-v5.dts
index 7f2117ce6985b1de46cfd2fbfbc42fb76e19a1d7..32ad80804dbbc3d31adb703b373c62e9cf597beb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-a23-ippo-q8h-v5.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-a23-ippo-q8h-v5.dts
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
 	model = "Ippo Q8H Dual Core Tablet (v5)";
 	compatible = "ippo,q8h-v5", "allwinner,sun8i-a23";
 
+	aliases {
+		serial0 = &r_uart;
+	};
+
 	chosen {
 		bootargs = "earlyprintk console=ttyS0,115200";
 	};