diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
index e2ec04904f54..5c471c3481bd 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
@@ -1344,6 +1344,8 @@ lpuart_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 			else
 				cr1 &= ~UARTCR1_PT;
 		}
+	} else {
+		cr1 &= ~UARTCR1_PE;
 	}
 
 	/* ask the core to calculate the divisor */
@@ -1487,6 +1489,8 @@ lpuart32_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 			else
 				ctrl &= ~UARTCTRL_PT;
 		}
+	} else {
+		ctrl &= ~UARTCTRL_PE;
 	}
 
 	/* ask the core to calculate the divisor */