diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
index e136cec0c0be..5ea9a8827b04 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
@@ -746,6 +746,8 @@ int serial8250_register_8250_port(const struct uart_8250_port *up)
 	uart->lsr_save_mask	= up->lsr_save_mask;
 	uart->dma		= up->dma;
 
+	uart_set_cons_flow_enabled(&uart->port, uart_cons_flow_enabled(&up->port));
+
 	/* Take tx_loadsz from fifosize if it wasn't set separately */
 	if (uart->port.fifosize && !uart->tx_loadsz)
 		uart->tx_loadsz = uart->port.fifosize;