diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.c b/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.c
index 3f2f8c118ce0..64e96926f1ad 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.c
@@ -862,15 +862,12 @@ static int s3c24xx_serial_request_dma(struct s3c24xx_uart_port *p)
 	dma->rx_conf.direction		= DMA_DEV_TO_MEM;
 	dma->rx_conf.src_addr_width	= DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_1_BYTE;
 	dma->rx_conf.src_addr		= p->port.mapbase + S3C2410_URXH;
-	dma->rx_conf.src_maxburst	= 16;
+	dma->rx_conf.src_maxburst	= 1;
 
 	dma->tx_conf.direction		= DMA_MEM_TO_DEV;
 	dma->tx_conf.dst_addr_width	= DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_1_BYTE;
 	dma->tx_conf.dst_addr		= p->port.mapbase + S3C2410_UTXH;
-	if (dma_get_cache_alignment() >= 16)
-		dma->tx_conf.dst_maxburst = 16;
-	else
-		dma->tx_conf.dst_maxburst = 1;
+	dma->tx_conf.dst_maxburst	= 1;
 
 	dma->rx_chan = dma_request_chan(p->port.dev, "rx");