diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
index b2bdc35f74955..6e8a54eb98427 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
@@ -221,6 +221,13 @@ extern int serial8250_rx_dma(struct uart_8250_port *);
 extern void serial8250_rx_dma_flush(struct uart_8250_port *);
 extern int serial8250_request_dma(struct uart_8250_port *);
 extern void serial8250_release_dma(struct uart_8250_port *);
+
+static inline bool serial8250_tx_dma_running(struct uart_8250_port *p)
+{
+	struct uart_8250_dma *dma = p->dma;
+
+	return dma && dma->tx_running;
+}
 #else
 static inline int serial8250_tx_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p)
 {
@@ -236,6 +243,11 @@ static inline int serial8250_request_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p)
 	return -1;
 }
 static inline void serial8250_release_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p) { }
+
+static inline bool serial8250_tx_dma_running(struct uart_8250_port *p)
+{
+	return false;
+}
 #endif
 
 static inline int ns16550a_goto_highspeed(struct uart_8250_port *up)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index cdc1b2b0f4bc6..78af258111e58 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -1968,19 +1968,25 @@ static int serial8250_tx_threshold_handle_irq(struct uart_port *port)
 static unsigned int serial8250_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct uart_8250_port *up = up_to_u8250p(port);
+	unsigned int result = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int lsr;
 
 	serial8250_rpm_get(up);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
-	lsr = serial_port_in(port, UART_LSR);
-	up->lsr_saved_flags |= lsr & LSR_SAVE_FLAGS;
+	if (!serial8250_tx_dma_running(up)) {
+		lsr = serial_port_in(port, UART_LSR);
+		up->lsr_saved_flags |= lsr & LSR_SAVE_FLAGS;
+
+		if ((lsr & BOTH_EMPTY) == BOTH_EMPTY)
+			result = TIOCSER_TEMT;
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 
 	serial8250_rpm_put(up);
 
-	return (lsr & BOTH_EMPTY) == BOTH_EMPTY ? TIOCSER_TEMT : 0;
+	return result;
 }
 
 unsigned int serial8250_do_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)