diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index b00a205f2fb0..51283de3d92c 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: b32b19b8ffc05cbd3bf91c65e205f6a912ca15d9
+refs/heads/master: a88d75b257b2b28b26d7d4d2b640f05feb00ad53
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/serial/8250.c b/trunk/drivers/serial/8250.c
index 9cc74712795d..e001ea0606ec 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/serial/8250.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/serial/8250.c
@@ -2256,8 +2256,7 @@ serial8250_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s, unsigned int count)
 	 *	and restore the IER
 	 */
 	wait_for_xmitr(up, BOTH_EMPTY);
-	up->ier |= UART_IER_THRI;
-	serial_out(up, UART_IER, ier | UART_IER_THRI);
+	serial_out(up, UART_IER, ier);
 }
 
 static int serial8250_console_setup(struct console *co, char *options)