diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/mvebu-uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/mvebu-uart.c
index 118b29912289..e0c00a1b0763 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/mvebu-uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/mvebu-uart.c
@@ -648,6 +648,14 @@ static void wait_for_xmitr(struct uart_port *port)
 				  (val & STAT_TX_RDY(port)), 1, 10000);
 }
 
+static void wait_for_xmite(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	u32 val;
+
+	readl_poll_timeout_atomic(port->membase + UART_STAT, val,
+				  (val & STAT_TX_EMP), 1, 10000);
+}
+
 static void mvebu_uart_console_putchar(struct uart_port *port, int ch)
 {
 	wait_for_xmitr(port);
@@ -675,7 +683,7 @@ static void mvebu_uart_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s,
 
 	uart_console_write(port, s, count, mvebu_uart_console_putchar);
 
-	wait_for_xmitr(port);
+	wait_for_xmite(port);
 
 	if (ier)
 		writel(ier, port->membase + UART_CTRL(port));