diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 8099cfa9fcc8..b2a5f7fd9059 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: ba0657ff0527bab83387e19eb98b423fcc290674
+refs/heads/master: 39d4c922b596633da86878b1a5cc881785b8e5fa
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/serial/atmel_serial.c b/trunk/drivers/serial/atmel_serial.c
index e99a28387505..430997e33fc4 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/serial/atmel_serial.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/serial/atmel_serial.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 
 #define UART_PUT_TPR(port,v)	__raw_writel(v, (port)->membase + ATMEL_PDC_TPR)
 #define UART_PUT_TCR(port,v)	__raw_writel(v, (port)->membase + ATMEL_PDC_TCR)
+#define UART_GET_TCR(port)	__raw_readl((port)->membase + ATMEL_PDC_TCR)
 
 static int (*atmel_open_hook)(struct uart_port *);
 static void (*atmel_close_hook)(struct uart_port *);
@@ -1275,6 +1276,7 @@ static void atmel_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s, u_int count)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port = &atmel_ports[co->index].uart;
 	unsigned int status, imr;
+	unsigned int pdc_tx;
 
 	/*
 	 * First, save IMR and then disable interrupts
@@ -1282,6 +1284,10 @@ static void atmel_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s, u_int count)
 	imr = UART_GET_IMR(port);
 	UART_PUT_IDR(port, ATMEL_US_RXRDY | ATMEL_US_TXRDY);
 
+	/* Store PDC transmit status and disable it */
+	pdc_tx = UART_GET_PTSR(port) & ATMEL_PDC_TXTEN;
+	UART_PUT_PTCR(port, ATMEL_PDC_TXTDIS);
+
 	uart_console_write(port, s, count, atmel_console_putchar);
 
 	/*
@@ -1291,6 +1297,11 @@ static void atmel_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s, u_int count)
 	do {
 		status = UART_GET_CSR(port);
 	} while (!(status & ATMEL_US_TXRDY));
+
+	/* Restore PDC transmit status */
+	if (pdc_tx)
+		UART_PUT_PTCR(port, ATMEL_PDC_TXTEN);
+
 	/* set interrupts back the way they were */
 	UART_PUT_IER(port, imr);
 }