diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
index 250a1d888eeb..b84ae9c07c3b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
@@ -317,37 +317,26 @@ static void cdns_uart_handle_tx(void *dev_id)
 
 	if (uart_circ_empty(&port->state->xmit)) {
 		writel(CDNS_UART_IXR_TXEMPTY, port->membase + CDNS_UART_IDR);
-	} else {
-		numbytes = port->fifosize;
-		while (numbytes && !uart_circ_empty(&port->state->xmit) &&
-		       !(readl(port->membase + CDNS_UART_SR) &
-						CDNS_UART_SR_TXFULL)) {
-			/*
-			 * Get the data from the UART circular buffer
-			 * and write it to the cdns_uart's TX_FIFO
-			 * register.
-			 */
-			writel(
-				port->state->xmit.buf[port->state->xmit.tail],
-					port->membase + CDNS_UART_FIFO);
-
-			port->icount.tx++;
-
-			/*
-			 * Adjust the tail of the UART buffer and wrap
-			 * the buffer if it reaches limit.
-			 */
-			port->state->xmit.tail =
-				(port->state->xmit.tail + 1) &
-					(UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-
-			numbytes--;
-		}
-
-		if (uart_circ_chars_pending(
-				&port->state->xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
-			uart_write_wakeup(port);
+		return;
 	}
+
+	numbytes = port->fifosize;
+	while (numbytes && !uart_circ_empty(&port->state->xmit) &&
+	       !(readl(port->membase + CDNS_UART_SR) &
+					CDNS_UART_SR_TXFULL)) {
+
+		writel(port->state->xmit.buf[port->state->xmit.tail],
+				port->membase + CDNS_UART_FIFO);
+
+		port->icount.tx++;
+		port->state->xmit.tail = (port->state->xmit.tail + 1) &
+				(UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
+
+		numbytes--;
+	}
+
+	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(&port->state->xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 }
 
 /**