diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
index 9eb9aa766811..5290aed76a5e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ static void omap_8250_set_termios(struct uart_port *port,
 	 */
 	uart_update_timeout(port, termios->c_cflag, baud);
 
-	up->port.read_status_mask = UART_LSR_OE | UART_LSR_THRE | UART_LSR_DR;
+	up->port.read_status_mask = UART_LSR_OE | UART_LSR_DR;
 	if (termios->c_iflag & INPCK)
 		up->port.read_status_mask |= UART_LSR_FE | UART_LSR_PE;
 	if (termios->c_iflag & (IGNBRK | PARMRK))
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index 4d742bfb7e9a..a5c1b069c67b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -2786,7 +2786,7 @@ serial8250_do_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 	 */
 	uart_update_timeout(port, termios->c_cflag, baud);
 
-	port->read_status_mask = UART_LSR_OE | UART_LSR_THRE | UART_LSR_DR;
+	port->read_status_mask = UART_LSR_OE | UART_LSR_DR;
 	if (termios->c_iflag & INPCK)
 		port->read_status_mask |= UART_LSR_FE | UART_LSR_PE;
 	if (termios->c_iflag & (IGNBRK | BRKINT | PARMRK))