diff --git a/include/linux/serial_core.h b/include/linux/serial_core.h
index 8cb65f50e830..3fb9a29e025f 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_core.h
@@ -811,8 +811,7 @@ enum UART_TX_FLAGS {
 	if (pending < WAKEUP_CHARS) {					      \
 		uart_write_wakeup(__port);				      \
 									      \
-		if (!((flags) & UART_TX_NOSTOP) && pending == 0 &&	      \
-		    __port->ops->tx_empty(__port))			      \
+		if (!((flags) & UART_TX_NOSTOP) && pending == 0)	      \
 			__port->ops->stop_tx(__port);			      \
 	}								      \
 									      \