diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
index 2bd25afe0d92..a41360d34790 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
@@ -649,15 +649,25 @@ static void qcom_geni_serial_start_tx_dma(struct uart_port *uport)
 
 static void qcom_geni_serial_start_tx_fifo(struct uart_port *uport)
 {
+	unsigned char c;
 	u32 irq_en;
 
-	if (qcom_geni_serial_main_active(uport) ||
-	    !qcom_geni_serial_tx_empty(uport))
-		return;
+	/*
+	 * Start a new transfer in case the previous command was cancelled and
+	 * left data in the FIFO which may prevent the watermark interrupt
+	 * from triggering. Note that the stale data is discarded.
+	 */
+	if (!qcom_geni_serial_main_active(uport) &&
+	    !qcom_geni_serial_tx_empty(uport)) {
+		if (uart_fifo_out(uport, &c, 1) == 1) {
+			writel(M_CMD_DONE_EN, uport->membase + SE_GENI_M_IRQ_CLEAR);
+			qcom_geni_serial_setup_tx(uport, 1);
+			writel(c, uport->membase + SE_GENI_TX_FIFOn);
+		}
+	}
 
 	irq_en = readl(uport->membase +	SE_GENI_M_IRQ_EN);
 	irq_en |= M_TX_FIFO_WATERMARK_EN | M_CMD_DONE_EN;
-
 	writel(DEF_TX_WM, uport->membase + SE_GENI_TX_WATERMARK_REG);
 	writel(irq_en, uport->membase +	SE_GENI_M_IRQ_EN);
 }
@@ -665,13 +675,17 @@ static void qcom_geni_serial_start_tx_fifo(struct uart_port *uport)
 static void qcom_geni_serial_stop_tx_fifo(struct uart_port *uport)
 {
 	u32 irq_en;
-	struct qcom_geni_serial_port *port = to_dev_port(uport);
 
 	irq_en = readl(uport->membase + SE_GENI_M_IRQ_EN);
 	irq_en &= ~(M_CMD_DONE_EN | M_TX_FIFO_WATERMARK_EN);
 	writel(0, uport->membase + SE_GENI_TX_WATERMARK_REG);
 	writel(irq_en, uport->membase + SE_GENI_M_IRQ_EN);
-	/* Possible stop tx is called multiple times. */
+}
+
+static void qcom_geni_serial_cancel_tx_cmd(struct uart_port *uport)
+{
+	struct qcom_geni_serial_port *port = to_dev_port(uport);
+
 	if (!qcom_geni_serial_main_active(uport))
 		return;
 
@@ -684,6 +698,8 @@ static void qcom_geni_serial_stop_tx_fifo(struct uart_port *uport)
 		writel(M_CMD_ABORT_EN, uport->membase + SE_GENI_M_IRQ_CLEAR);
 	}
 	writel(M_CMD_CANCEL_EN, uport->membase + SE_GENI_M_IRQ_CLEAR);
+
+	port->tx_remaining = 0;
 }
 
 static void qcom_geni_serial_handle_rx_fifo(struct uart_port *uport, bool drop)
@@ -1069,11 +1085,10 @@ static void qcom_geni_serial_shutdown(struct uart_port *uport)
 {
 	disable_irq(uport->irq);
 
-	if (uart_console(uport))
-		return;
-
 	qcom_geni_serial_stop_tx(uport);
 	qcom_geni_serial_stop_rx(uport);
+
+	qcom_geni_serial_cancel_tx_cmd(uport);
 }
 
 static int qcom_geni_serial_port_setup(struct uart_port *uport)