diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
index 1fae45991812..4cc69bb612ab 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
@@ -122,12 +122,15 @@ static void dw8250_check_lcr(struct uart_port *p, int value)
 /* Returns once the transmitter is empty or we run out of retries */
 static void dw8250_tx_wait_empty(struct uart_port *p)
 {
+	struct uart_8250_port *up = up_to_u8250p(p);
 	unsigned int tries = 20000;
 	unsigned int delay_threshold = tries - 1000;
 	unsigned int lsr;
 
 	while (tries--) {
 		lsr = readb (p->membase + (UART_LSR << p->regshift));
+		up->lsr_saved_flags |= lsr & LSR_SAVE_FLAGS;
+
 		if (lsr & UART_LSR_TEMT)
 			break;