diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c
index 85e9a4d4e91d..44522ddc7e6d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c
@@ -827,12 +827,6 @@ static void stm32_usart_set_termios(struct uart_port *port,
 		cr3 |= USART_CR3_CTSE | USART_CR3_RTSE;
 	}
 
-	/* Handle modem control interrupts */
-	if (UART_ENABLE_MS(port, termios->c_cflag))
-		stm32_usart_enable_ms(port);
-	else
-		stm32_usart_disable_ms(port);
-
 	usartdiv = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(port->uartclk, baud);
 
 	/*
@@ -914,6 +908,12 @@ static void stm32_usart_set_termios(struct uart_port *port,
 
 	stm32_usart_set_bits(port, ofs->cr1, BIT(cfg->uart_enable_bit));
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
+
+	/* Handle modem control interrupts */
+	if (UART_ENABLE_MS(port, termios->c_cflag))
+		stm32_usart_enable_ms(port);
+	else
+		stm32_usart_disable_ms(port);
 }
 
 static const char *stm32_usart_type(struct uart_port *port)