2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/early_printk.c b/arch/sh/kernel/early_printk.c
index 98a29a782301..a952dcf9999d 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/early_printk.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/early_printk.c
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ static void scif_sercon_putc(int c)
         while (((sci_in(&scif_port, SCFDR) & EPK_FIFO_BITS) >= EPK_FIFO_SIZE))
                 ;
 
-        sci_out(&scif_port, SCxTDR, c);
         sci_in(&scif_port, SCxSR);
         sci_out(&scif_port, SCxSR, 0xf3 & ~(0x20 | 0x40));
+        sci_out(&scif_port, SCxTDR, c);
 
         while ((sci_in(&scif_port, SCxSR) & 0x40) == 0)
                 ;
diff --git a/drivers/serial/sh-sci.c b/drivers/serial/sh-sci.c
index 518c0321e4d3..165fc010978c 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/sh-sci.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/sh-sci.c
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ static void put_char(struct uart_port *port, char c)
                 status = sci_in(port, SCxSR);
         } while (!(status & SCxSR_TDxE(port)));
 
-        sci_out(port, SCxTDR, c);
         sci_in(port, SCxSR);            /* Dummy read */
         sci_out(port, SCxSR, SCxSR_TDxE_CLEAR(port));
+        sci_out(port, SCxTDR, c);
 
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 }