1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

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);
 }