diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
index cac136e9d5e0..b722ab941528 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
@@ -807,11 +807,17 @@ static unsigned int lpuart32_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
 			struct lpuart_port, port);
 	unsigned long stat = lpuart32_read(port, UARTSTAT);
 	unsigned long sfifo = lpuart32_read(port, UARTFIFO);
+	unsigned long ctrl = lpuart32_read(port, UARTCTRL);
 
 	if (sport->dma_tx_in_progress)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (stat & UARTSTAT_TC && sfifo & UARTFIFO_TXEMPT)
+	/*
+	 * LPUART Transmission Complete Flag may never be set while queuing a break
+	 * character, so avoid checking for transmission complete when UARTCTRL_SBK
+	 * is asserted.
+	 */
+	if ((stat & UARTSTAT_TC && sfifo & UARTFIFO_TXEMPT) || ctrl & UARTCTRL_SBK)
 		return TIOCSER_TEMT;
 
 	return 0;