diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 65ee7123b79f..d155b93484cd 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 4778541470cf7d074acd998fd40c06b94711e4ad
+refs/heads/master: dd0a3e77c825c9f5c6d2a97deb047f8d52026581
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/serial/sh-sci.c b/trunk/drivers/serial/sh-sci.c
index fa4d52a6c032..a4cf1079b312 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/serial/sh-sci.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/serial/sh-sci.c
@@ -151,9 +151,8 @@ static void sci_poll_put_char(struct uart_port *port, unsigned char c)
 		status = sci_in(port, SCxSR);
 	} while (!(status & SCxSR_TDxE(port)));
 
-	sci_in(port, SCxSR);            /* Dummy read */
-	sci_out(port, SCxSR, SCxSR_TDxE_CLEAR(port) & ~SCxSR_TEND(port));
 	sci_out(port, SCxTDR, c);
+	sci_out(port, SCxSR, SCxSR_TDxE_CLEAR(port) & ~SCxSR_TEND(port));
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_CONSOLE_POLL || CONFIG_SERIAL_SH_SCI_CONSOLE */