1 files changed, 13 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/serial/timbuart.c b/drivers/serial/timbuart.c
index 62f389fdc2a3..67ca642713b8 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/timbuart.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/timbuart.c
@@ -68,12 +68,22 @@ static void timbuart_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
         tasklet_schedule(&uart->tasklet);
 }
 
+static unsigned int timbuart_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+        u32 isr = ioread32(port->membase + TIMBUART_ISR);
+
+        return (isr & TXBE) ? TIOCSER_TEMT : 0;
+}
+
 static void timbuart_flush_buffer(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-        u8 ctl = ioread8(port->membase + TIMBUART_CTRL) | TIMBUART_CTRL_FLSHTX;
+        if (!timbuart_tx_empty(port)) {
+                u8 ctl = ioread8(port->membase + TIMBUART_CTRL) |
+                        TIMBUART_CTRL_FLSHTX;
 
-        iowrite8(ctl, port->membase + TIMBUART_CTRL);
-        iowrite32(TXBF, port->membase + TIMBUART_ISR);
+                iowrite8(ctl, port->membase + TIMBUART_CTRL);
+                iowrite32(TXBF, port->membase + TIMBUART_ISR);
+        }
 }
 
 static void timbuart_rx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
@@ -195,13 +205,6 @@ void timbuart_tasklet(unsigned long arg)
         dev_dbg(uart->port.dev, "%s leaving\n", __func__);
 }
 
-static unsigned int timbuart_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
-{
-        u32 isr = ioread32(port->membase + TIMBUART_ISR);
-
-        return (isr & TXBE) ? TIOCSER_TEMT : 0;
-}
-
 static unsigned int timbuart_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)
 {
         u8 cts = ioread8(port->membase + TIMBUART_CTRL);