diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
index fb9961edce3a..5c3cc1051aa8 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ static void lpuart_setup_watermark_enable(struct lpuart_port *sport)
 	lpuart_setup_watermark(sport);
 
 	cr2 = readb(sport->port.membase + UARTCR2);
-	cr2 |= UARTCR2_RIE | UARTCR2_TIE | UARTCR2_RE | UARTCR2_TE;
+	cr2 |= UARTCR2_RIE | UARTCR2_RE | UARTCR2_TE;
 	writeb(cr2, sport->port.membase + UARTCR2);
 }