diff --git a/README b/README
index b64c1596d1..48d3f6d200 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2458,6 +2458,13 @@ use the "saveenv" command to store a valid environment.
 - CONFIG_SYS_64BIT_STRTOUL:
 		Adds simple_strtoull that returns a 64bit value
 
+- CONFIG_NS16550_MIN_FUNCTIONS:
+		Define this if you desire to only have use of the NS16550_init
+		and NS16550_putc functions for the serial driver located at
+		drivers/serial/ns16550.c.  This option is useful for saving
+		space for already greatly restricted images, including but not
+		limited to NAND_SPL configurations.
+
 Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
 ---------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/drivers/serial/ns16550.c b/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
index 93c2243d7d..1b347e91ad 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ void NS16550_init (NS16550_t com_port, int baud_divisor)
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_NS16550_MIN_FUNCTIONS
 void NS16550_reinit (NS16550_t com_port, int baud_divisor)
 {
 	com_port->ier = 0x00;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ void NS16550_reinit (NS16550_t com_port, int baud_divisor)
 	com_port->dlm = (baud_divisor >> 8) & 0xff;
 	com_port->lcr = LCRVAL;
 }
+#endif /* CONFIG_NS16550_MIN_FUNCTIONS */
 
 void NS16550_putc (NS16550_t com_port, char c)
 {
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ void NS16550_putc (NS16550_t com_port, char c)
 	com_port->thr = c;
 }
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_NS16550_MIN_FUNCTIONS
 char NS16550_getc (NS16550_t com_port)
 {
 	while ((com_port->lsr & LSR_DR) == 0) {
@@ -76,4 +79,5 @@ int NS16550_tstc (NS16550_t com_port)
 	return ((com_port->lsr & LSR_DR) != 0);
 }
 
+#endif /* CONFIG_NS16550_MIN_FUNCTIONS */
 #endif
diff --git a/include/configs/SIMPC8313.h b/include/configs/SIMPC8313.h
index f62a705195..b939cfa79f 100644
--- a/include/configs/SIMPC8313.h
+++ b/include/configs/SIMPC8313.h
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_SERIAL
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_REG_SIZE	1
+#ifdef CONFIG_NAND_SPL
+#define CONFIG_NS16550_MIN_FUNCTIONS
+#endif
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_BAUDRATE_TABLE	\
 	{300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 115200}