diff --git a/common/iomux.c b/common/iomux.c
index 5290b13b66..b9088aa3b5 100644
--- a/common/iomux.c
+++ b/common/iomux.c
@@ -139,4 +139,37 @@ int iomux_doenv(const int console, const char *arg)
 	free(old_set);
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int iomux_replace_device(const int console, const char *old, const char *new)
+{
+	struct stdio_dev *dev;
+	char *arg = NULL;	/* Initial empty list */
+	int size = 1;		/* For NUL terminator */
+	int i, ret;
+
+	for_each_console_dev(i, console, dev) {
+		const char *name = strcmp(dev->name, old) ? dev->name : new;
+		char *tmp;
+
+		/* Append name with a ',' (comma) separator */
+		tmp = realloc(arg, size + strlen(name) + 1);
+		if (!tmp) {
+			free(arg);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+
+		strcat(tmp, ",");
+		strcat(tmp, name);
+
+		arg = tmp;
+		size = strlen(tmp) + 1;
+	}
+
+	ret = iomux_doenv(console, arg);
+	if (ret)
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	free(arg);
+	return ret;
+}
 #endif /* CONSOLE_MUX */
diff --git a/include/iomux.h b/include/iomux.h
index bd4a143b1e..37f5f6dee6 100644
--- a/include/iomux.h
+++ b/include/iomux.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ extern int cd_count[MAX_FILES];
 
 int iomux_match_device(struct stdio_dev **, const int, struct stdio_dev *);
 int iomux_doenv(const int, const char *);
+int iomux_replace_device(const int, const char *, const char *);
 void iomux_printdevs(const int);
 
 #endif /* _IO_MUX_H */