diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sprd_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sprd_serial.c
index cc1a55ee6403..747560feb63e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sprd_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sprd_serial.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 
 /* interrupt clear register */
 #define SPRD_ICLR		0x0014
+#define SPRD_ICLR_TIMEOUT	BIT(13)
 
 /* line control register */
 #define SPRD_LCR		0x0018
@@ -298,7 +299,8 @@ static irqreturn_t sprd_handle_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 	}
 
-	serial_out(port, SPRD_ICLR, ~0);
+	if (ims & SPRD_IMSR_TIMEOUT)
+		serial_out(port, SPRD_ICLR, SPRD_ICLR_TIMEOUT);
 
 	if (ims & (SPRD_IMSR_RX_FIFO_FULL |
 		SPRD_IMSR_BREAK_DETECT | SPRD_IMSR_TIMEOUT))