diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pxa.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pxa.c
index 795e55142d4c..70a56062f791 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pxa.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pxa.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ static int serial_pxa_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	uart.port.regshift = 2;
 	uart.port.irq = irq;
 	uart.port.fifosize = 64;
+	uart.tx_loadsz = 32;
 	uart.port.flags = UPF_IOREMAP | UPF_SKIP_TEST | UPF_FIXED_TYPE;
 	uart.port.dev = &pdev->dev;
 	uart.port.uartclk = clk_get_rate(data->clk);