diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
index 52b7d559b44b..44485689333e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
@@ -1053,6 +1053,9 @@ static void pl011_dma_rx_callback(void *data)
  */
 static inline void pl011_dma_rx_stop(struct uart_amba_port *uap)
 {
+	if (!uap->using_rx_dma)
+		return;
+
 	/* FIXME.  Just disable the DMA enable */
 	uap->dmacr &= ~UART011_RXDMAE;
 	pl011_write(uap->dmacr, uap, REG_DMACR);