diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
index d8c2f3455eeba..c5c3f4674459f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
@@ -2166,6 +2166,13 @@ pl011_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 	 * ----------^----------^----------^----------^-----
 	 */
 	pl011_write_lcr_h(uap, lcr_h);
+
+	/*
+	 * Receive was disabled by pl011_disable_uart during shutdown.
+	 * Need to reenable receive if you need to use a tty_driver
+	 * returns from tty_find_polling_driver() after a port shutdown.
+	 */
+	old_cr |= UART011_CR_RXE;
 	pl011_write(old_cr, uap, REG_CR);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);