1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 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)
                 ;